Hunk Companion <= 1.8.4 - Arbitrary Plugin Installation
Short Info
Level
Critical
Single Scan
Single Scan
Can be used by
Asset Owner
Estimated Time
10 seconds
Time Interval
12 days 2 hours
Scan only one
Domain, Subdomain, IPv4
Toolbox
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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.
References:
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/hunk-companion/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9c101fca-037c-4bed-9dc7-baa021a8b59c?source=cve
- https://github.com/iSee857/CVE-PoC/blob/main/WordPress_Hunk_Companion(CVE-2024-9707).py
- https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-9707
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9707
