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UK Cyber Defence
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CVE-2024-9707

The Hunk Companion plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation/activation due to a missing capability check on the /wp-json/hc/v1/themehunk-import REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.4.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 9.08%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.08%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The Hunk Companion plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation/activation due to a missing capability check on the /wp-json/hc/v1/themehunk-import REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to install and activate arbitrary plugins which can be leveraged to achieve remote code execution if another vulnerable plugin is installed and activated.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
9.08% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-862
Affected
themehunk/hunk companion
Source
security@wordfence.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.