Auth bypass in Themehunk Hunk Companion

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. 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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.091 (95.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-9707: held from 0.091 to 0.091.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.091 · newest: 0.091 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9707?
CVE-2024-9707 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Themehunk Hunk Companion, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-9707?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-9707 known to be exploited?
6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.