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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-9707

Hunk Companion Plugin for WordPress /wp-json/hc/v1/themehunk-import REST API Vulnerability

Published Oct 11, 2024 · catalog updated Oct 11, 2024 · ThemeHunk Hunk Companion Plugin

Patch now

CVE-2024-9707 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm ThemeHunk Hunk Companion Plugin against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
9.08%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated Hunk Companion Plugin · vendor ThemeHunk Hunk Companion Plugin

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. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

Are you affected?

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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • stated Hunk Companion Plugin<= 1.8.4
  • vendor ThemeHunk Hunk Companion Pluginversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2024-9707

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-9707 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm ThemeHunk Hunk Companion Plugin against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Hunk Companion Plugin <= 1.8.4. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 9.08%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 11, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  2. Dec 10, 2024 · WPScan Vulnerability Database

    Detected

    CVE-2024-9707 is listed by Unauthorized Plugin Installation/Activation in Hunk Companion.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-9707

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-9707

    30-day exploitation probability 9.1%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-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

    vulncheck.com
  • WPScan Vulnerability DatabaseVendor advisoryCVE-2024-9707

    This report highlights a vulnerability in the Hunk Companion plugin &#60; 1.9.0 that allows unauthenticated POST requests to install and activate plugins directly from the WordPress.org&#160;repository. This flaw poses a significant security risk, as it enables attackers to insta

    wpscan.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.