CVE-2024-2890 WordPress Tumult Hype Animations plugin <= 1.9.12 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
Critical 9.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-2890 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-2890 is a critical vulnerability in Tumult Hype Animations, published on 28 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-2890 exists.
Affected product: Tumult Hype Animations. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2890/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2890/index.md)
Attackers can upload malicious files to execute arbitrary code on WordPress sites using the Tumult Hype Animations plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-2890?
CVE-2024-2890 is a critical vulnerability in Tumult Hype Animations, published on 28 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Tumult Inc. Tumult Hype Animations.This issue affects Tumult Hype Animations: from n/a through 1.9.12.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2890?
How do I fix CVE-2024-2890?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2890 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-2890 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-2890 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ch4r-pfrr-4fj5.