Hunk Companion - Missing Authorization (CVE-2024-11972)

CVE-2024-11972 is a critical vulnerability in the Hunk Companion WordPress plugin before version 1.9.0, where improper authorization on certain REST API endpoints allows unauthenticated attackers to install and activate arbitrary plugins from the WordPress.org repository. This flaw could be exploited to install vulnerable or malicious plugins, potentially leading to full site compromise, data theft, or further attacks on affected WordPress installations.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 24th of September 2025.

Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2024-11972 is highly selective and intelligence-driven. Threat actors use advanced reconnaissance and carefully choose their targets, often as part of sophisticated campaigns or advanced persistent threat operations. CrowdSec network telemetry also shows that exploitation of CVE-2024-11972 has significantly declined over the past week. Attack volumes are well below the long-term average, suggesting attackers are rapidly losing interest. The vulnerability appears to be falling out of active use across most threat landscapes.

Attackers exploit unauthenticated POST requests to the /wp-json/hc/v1/themehunk-import REST API endpoint, allowing arbitrary plugin installation and activation on vulnerable WordPress sites.