CVE-2024-10543
📋 TL;DR
The Tumult Hype Animations WordPress plugin has an authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to retrieve animation information without proper permission checks. This affects all WordPress sites using the plugin up to version 1.9.14. Attackers need at least a basic WordPress account to exploit this vulnerability.
💻 Affected Systems
- Tumult Hype Animations WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could extract sensitive animation data, intellectual property, or configuration details that could be used for further attacks or competitive intelligence gathering.
Likely Case
Low-privileged users accessing animation content they shouldn't have permission to view, potentially exposing proprietary animation designs or configurations.
If Mitigated
Unauthorized data access is prevented while legitimate users maintain appropriate access to animation content.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access to WordPress. The vulnerability is in the hypeanimations_getcontent function which lacks proper capability checks.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.9.15 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Tumult Hype Animations'
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. Alternatively, download version 1.9.15+ from WordPress repository
6. Deactivate old plugin, upload new version, activate
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporarily disable plugin
allDeactivate the Tumult Hype Animations plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate tumult-hype-animations
Restrict user registration
allDisable new user registration to prevent attackers from obtaining Subscriber accounts
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and monitor for unauthorized data access attempts
- Consider removing the plugin entirely if animations are not critical to site functionality
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Tumult Hype Animations → Version. If version is 1.9.14 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get tumult-hype-animations --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.9.15 or higher in WordPress admin panel. Test with Subscriber account that animation access controls are properly enforced.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to animation content by low-privileged users
- Multiple failed permission checks followed by successful data retrieval
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to hypeanimations_getcontent function from unauthorized user accounts
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="*hypeanimations_getcontent*" OR plugin="tumult-hype-animations") AND user_role="subscriber"