CVE-2024-9707

Hunk Companion <= 1.8.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation

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.

Affected

themehunk · Hunk Companion

CVSS v3.1 WORDFENCE

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

EPSS

9.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 95th percentile

Nuclei

critical · CWE-862

Published

2024-10-11

Updated

2026-04-08

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• Nxploited/CVE-2024-9707-Poc0★ · 2025-01-13
• RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-97071★ · 2024-10-11

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-9707.yaml

Security advisories

• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9c101fca-037c-4bed-9dc7-baa021a…
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3166501%…
• WordPressBugBounty/plugins-hunk-companion/blob/5a3cedc7b3d35d407b210e691c53c6cb400e4051/h…
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/hunk-companion

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry