CVE-2024-11972
WordPress Hunk Companion Unauthorized Plugin Installation and Activation Vulnerability
Description
The Hunk Companion WordPress plugin before 1.9.0 does not correctly authorize some REST API endpoints, allowing unauthenticated requests to install and activate arbitrary Hunk Companion WordPress plugin before 1.9.0 from the WordPress.org repo, including vulnerable Hunk Companion WordPress plugin before 1.9.0 that have been closed.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 31, 2024, 6:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
May 17, 2025, 2:22 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2024-11972 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
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CVE-2024-11972.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4963560b-e4ae-451d-8f94-482779c415e4/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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Hunk Companion < 1.9.0 - Unauthenticated Plugin Installation
Python
CVE-2024-11972 in Hunk Companion <1.9.0 allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit insecure REST API endpoints and install vulnerable plugins, risking RCE, SQLi, XSS, and backdoors.
Python
Exploit for CVE-2024-11972, Hunk Companion < 1.9.0 Unauthenticated Plugin Installation
Python
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CVE-2024-11972 vulnerability over time.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 17, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:themehunk:hunk_companion:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.9.0 Added Reference Type WPScan: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4963560b-e4ae-451d-8f94-482779c415e4/ Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Dec. 31, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 31, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The Hunk Companion WordPress plugin before 1.9.0 does not correctly authorize some REST API endpoints, allowing unauthenticated requests to install and activate arbitrary Hunk Companion WordPress plugin before 1.9.0 from the WordPress.org repo, including vulnerable Hunk Companion WordPress plugin before 1.9.0 that have been closed. Added Reference https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4963560b-e4ae-451d-8f94-482779c415e4/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-11972 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-11972
weaknesses.