CVE-2024-11972

Hunk Companion <= 1.8.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation

criticalMissing Authorization

9.8

CVSS Score

9.8

CVSS Score

critical

Severity

1.9.0

Patched in

39d

Time to patch

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, 1.8.5. 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. This is a bypass to CVE-2024-9707.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=1.8.5

PublishedDecember 10, 2024

Last updatedJanuary 17, 2025

Affected pluginhunk-companion

Source Code

WordPress.org SVN

Vulnerable v1.8.8

Browse source Download .zip

Patched v1.9.0

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References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/70dffb0a-eef0-4df7-977b-a36f937a4a89?source=api-prod

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