Hunk Companion Plugin Vulnerability: Uninvited Plugin Party Crasher!

Attention WordPress users: Beware the Hunk Companion plugin 1.9.0! It offers more than just companionship—it lets unauthenticated attackers install plugins at will. Who needs permission when you can have chaos with CVE-2024-11972? Remember, with great plugins comes great responsibility… and potential vulnerabilities!

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Published: April 18, 2025 10:27 amAdded: April 18, 2025 at 3:48 amAssembled by: The Editor
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Hot Take:

Ah, the Hunk Companion plugin – who knew something so innocent sounding could lead to such chaos? It’s like finding out your favorite teddy bear has a secret life as an international jewel thief. Whoops, did we just install a plugin without permission? My bad. Or maybe theirs. Definitely theirs.

Key Points:

  • The vulnerability is found in the Hunk Companion Plugin version 1.8.8.
  • Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this flaw to install arbitrary plugins.
  • The exploit involves the /wp-json/hc/v1/themehunk-import endpoint.
  • This was tested on the Ubuntu operating system.
  • The exploit was originally uncovered by cybersecurity sleuth Daniel Rodriguez.

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