Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2024-43117

Hummingbird <= 3.9.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

The Hummingbird plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.9.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the on_load and maybe_clear_all_cache functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and clear cache via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Quick Answer

CVE-2024-43117 is a medium severity with CVSS 4.3 Cross-Site Request Forgery issue affecting the Plugin Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN. It affects Versions up to 3.9.1 and is fixed in 3.9.2.

Published
Aug 07, 2024
Last Updated
Aug 14, 2024
Slug
hummingbird-performance
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 3.9.2, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2024-43117 is tracked for the Plugin Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN as medium severity with CVSS 4.3. The affected range is Versions up to 3.9.1. Update Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN to 3.9.2 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Cross-Site Request Forgery
Primary Fixed Version
3.9.2
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 3.9.1
Tracking ID
CVE-2024-43117
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
hummingbird-performance View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2024-43117
Patched Versions
3.9.2
Affected Versions
Versions up to 3.9.1
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