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. Th…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.903 (99.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

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.