vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: hummingbird-performance: CVE-2024-43118: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Aug 7, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 7, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Hummingbird plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the clear_module_cache() function in versions up to, and including, 3.9.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to clear module cache.
Solution
hummingbird-performance-plugin-cve-2024-43118
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43118
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a68dac5d-b07b-40c1-aad1-73e2c8d0f927?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-40045
- CVE-2024-43118
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-43118
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2024-40045
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