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BDU:2024-11316 (CVE-2024-11972)

Vulnerability from fstec – Published: 2024-12-19 – Updated: 2025-10-27 – View on bdu.fstec.ru Exploit publicly available Yes Fixed

Title

Уязвимость функции permission_callback плагина Hunk Companion системы управления содержимым сайта WordPress, позволяющая нарушителю провести атаку межсайтового скриптинга (XSS)

Summary

Уязвимость функции permission_callback плагина Hunk Companion системы управления содержимым сайта WordPress связана с отсутствием авторизации. Эксплуатация уязвимости может позволить нарушителю, действующему удаленно, провести атаку межсайтового скриптинга (XSS)

Severity

10.0 (High) CVSS 2.0


                      
                        AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

9.8 (Critical) CVSS 3.0


                      
                        CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Class

Code vulnerability

Status

Confirmed by the vendor

Exploitation

Authorization bypass

Incidents

Yes

Remediation

Software update

CWE

CWE-862 - Отсутствие авторизации

Aliases

CVE-2024-11972

References

5 references

URL
https://github.com/JunTakemura/exploit-CVE-2024-11972
https://securityonline.info/active-exploitation-observed-for-cve-2024-11972-cvs…
https://xakep.ru/2024/12/13/hunk-companion-attacks/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4963560b-e4ae-451d-8f94-482779c415e4/
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2025/10/mass-exploit-campaign-targeting-arbitrar…

Impacted products

1 product from 1 vendor

Vendors

WordPress Foundation

Products

Hunk Companion

Versions

до 1.9.0 (Hunk Companion)

Product types

Application software

Mitigations

Использование рекомендаций: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4963560b-e4ae-451d-8f94-482779c415e4/

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  "CVSS 3.0": "AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "CVSS 4.0": null,
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  "remediation_\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435": null,
  "\u0412\u0435\u043d\u0434\u043e\u0440 \u041f\u041e": "WordPress Foundation",
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  "\u0412\u043e\u0437\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u0440\u044b \u043f\u043e \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e": "\u0418\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0439:\nhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4963560b-e4ae-451d-8f94-482779c415e4/",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u044f\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "10.12.2024",
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  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "19.12.2024",
  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440": "BDU:2024-11316",
  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c \u043e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "CVE-2024-11972",
  "\u0418\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0430",
  "\u041a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u0434\u0430",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041f\u041e": "Hunk Companion",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041e\u0421 \u0438 \u0442\u0438\u043f \u0430\u043f\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u044b": null,
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0444\u0443\u043d\u043a\u0446\u0438\u0438 permission_callback \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0433\u0438\u043d\u0430 Hunk Companion \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b \u0443\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0441\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0438\u043c\u044b\u043c \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0430 WordPress, \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0430\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0443 \u043c\u0435\u0436\u0441\u0430\u0439\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0441\u043a\u0440\u0438\u043f\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0433\u0430 (XSS)",
  "\u041d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0435 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0430": "\u0421\u0443\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0435\u0442 \u0432 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0435",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "\u041e\u0442\u0441\u0443\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0435 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 (CWE-862)",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0444\u0443\u043d\u043a\u0446\u0438\u0438 permission_callback \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0433\u0438\u043d\u0430 Hunk Companion \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b \u0443\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0441\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0438\u043c\u044b\u043c \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0430 WordPress \u0441\u0432\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0441 \u043e\u0442\u0441\u0443\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0435\u043c \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438. \u042d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e, \u0434\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u0443\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e, \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0430\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0443 \u043c\u0435\u0436\u0441\u0430\u0439\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0441\u043a\u0440\u0438\u043f\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0433\u0430 (XSS)",
  "\u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044f \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": null,
  "\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0430\u044f \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f": null,
  "\u0421\u0432\u044f\u0437\u044c \u0441 \u0438\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0418\u0411": "\u0414\u0430",
  "\u0421\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "\u041e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "\u041d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438",
  "\u0421\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438": "https://github.com/JunTakemura/exploit-CVE-2024-11972\nhttps://securityonline.info/active-exploitation-observed-for-cve-2024-11972-cvss-9-8-wordpress-plugin-flaw-exposes-10000-sites-to-backdoor-attacks/\nhttps://xakep.ru/2024/12/13/hunk-companion-attacks/\nhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4963560b-e4ae-451d-8f94-482779c415e4/\nhttps://www.wordfence.com/blog/2025/10/mass-exploit-campaign-targeting-arbitrary-plugin-installation-vulnerabilities/",
  "\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u041f\u041e": "\u041f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u041f\u041e \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "CWE-862",
  "\u0423\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 2.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 10)\n\u041a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 3.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 9,8)"
}

CVE-2024-11972 (GCVE-0-2024-11972)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-12-31 06:00 – Updated: 2024-12-31 18:14

Title

Hunk Companion < 1.9.0 - Unauthenticated Plugin Installation

Summary

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.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-12-31 18:13 UTC

CWE

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Assigner

WPScan mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4963560b-e4ae-45…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	Hunk Companion	Affected: 0 , < 1.9.0 (semver)

Credits

Daniel Rodriguez WPScan

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              "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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      "source": {
        "discovery": "EXTERNAL"
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Sightings

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Nomenclature

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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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