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Critical · 9.8 Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2024-9707 EUVD-2024-50100GHSA-8cm3-4qfx-pwvc

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

Published Oct 11, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

Vendor: ThemeHunk Product: Hunk Companion Category: Web / CMS

Description

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 products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
themehunk Hunk Companion ≤ 1.8.4 —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 2 repositories

  • RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-9707 ★ 1 · Oct 11, 2024

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

  • Nxploited/CVE-2024-9707-Poc ★ 0 · Jan 12, 2025

    he Hunk Companion Plugin for WordPress: Vulnerable to Unauthorized Plugin Installation/Activation (Versions Up to and Including 1.8.4)

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

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