Exploit / PoCcritical
WordPress Hunk Companion Plugin Flaw Exploited to Silently Install Vulnerable Plugins
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-11205 | The WPForms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wpforms_is_admin_page' function… | 6.5 | <1% | ||
| CVE-2024-11972 | Missing Authorization in Hunk Companion Plugin Allows Unauthenticated Plugin Install | 9.8 | 59% | PoC | |
| CVE-2024-50498 | Unauthenticated Code Injection in WordPress WP Query Console Plugin | 9.8 | 53% |
From the original article
2 min read at thehackernews.com
Ravie Lakshmanan Dec 12, 2024 Website Security / Vulnerability Malicious actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Hunk Companion plugin for WordPress to install other vulnerable plugins that could open the door to a variety of attacks. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-11972 (CVSS score: 9. 8), affects all versions of the plugin prior to 1.
By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com
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