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CVE-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 v

critical Affects hunk-companion (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

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 v

Package
hunk-companion (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.8.5
Fixed in
1.8.5
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 9% (95.3th percentile)
Published
2024-10-11
Source
nvd

References

CWE-862
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