CVE-2024-43118 WordPress Hummingbird plugin <= 3.9.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
An attacker can bypass authorization checks in the Hummingbird WordPress plugin to access restricted functionality without proper permissions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-43118?
CVE-2024-43118 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform Hummingbird, published on 1 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform Hummingbird hummingbird-performance.This issue affects Hummingbird: from n/a through <= 3.9.1.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43118?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Incsub Hummingbird.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43118?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43118 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-43118 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43118 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-x74w-g7rj-ppw4.