CVE-2024-43118: Missing Authorization in WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform Hummingbird
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in WPMU DEV's Hummingbird WordPress plugin involves missing authorization checks, which could allow an attacker with limited privileges to perform actions that should require higher authorization. The affected versions include all versions up to 3.9.1. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and no confidentiality or integrity impact but with a slight availability impact.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to availability degradation with no confidentiality or integrity loss. The vulnerability could allow an attacker with low privileges to cause availability issues in the affected plugin. There are no reports of exploitation in the wild, and the overall severity is medium.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official patch or workaround information is provided, users should monitor the vendor's communications for updates. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the plugin's administrative functions to trusted users only.
CVE-2024-43118: Missing Authorization in WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform Hummingbird
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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in WPMU DEV's Hummingbird WordPress plugin involves missing authorization checks, which could allow an attacker with limited privileges to perform actions that should require higher authorization. The affected versions include all versions up to 3.9.1. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and no confidentiality or integrity impact but with a slight availability impact.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to availability degradation with no confidentiality or integrity loss. The vulnerability could allow an attacker with low privileges to cause availability issues in the affected plugin. There are no reports of exploitation in the wild, and the overall severity is medium.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official patch or workaround information is provided, users should monitor the vendor's communications for updates. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the plugin's administrative functions to trusted users only.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-07T09:18:50.020Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69cd7469e6bfc5ba1def7187
Added to database: 4/1/2026, 7:39:21 PM
Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 4:09:41 AM
Last updated: 5/21/2026, 6:33:15 PM
Views: 34
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