Description
The Hummingbird Performance WordPress plugin before 3.21.2 does not restrict a network-wide setting to network administrators, allowing an administrator of any single site on a multisite network to execute arbitrary code across the entire network.
Published: 2026-09-04
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Prior to version 3.21.2, the Hummingbird Performance WordPress plugin does not restrict a network‑wide setting to network administrators. An administrator on any single site in a multisite network can change that setting and execute arbitrary code across the entire network, enabling full compromise of all sites and threatening confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Affected Systems

WordPress multisite installations that include the Hummingbird Performance plugin version lower than 3.21.2 are affected. Any site administrator on such a network has the power to influence the setting and trigger remote code execution for all tenant sites.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.2 indicates a high severity Remote Code Execution flaw. The EPSS score is <1%, indicating low probability of exploitation, but the vulnerability can still be exploited by any site‑administrator, requiring no network‑admin privileges. It is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, and the attack vector is an authenticated privilege escalation within a multisite network.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 4, 2026 at 16:49 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the Hummingbird Performance plugin to version 3.21.2 or later.
  • Restrict network‑wide setting changes to network administrators only, either by changing plugin configuration or by implementing a mu‑plugin rule that enforces this limitation.
  • Review and audit the capabilities granted to site administrators in the multisite installation, ensuring that only necessary permissions are assigned.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 4, 2026 at 16:49 UTC.

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History

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-94
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Hummingbird Performance WordPress plugin before 3.21.2 does not restrict a network-wide setting to network administrators, allowing an administrator of any single site on a multisite network to execute arbitrary code across the entire network.
Title Hummingbird < 3.21.2 - Admin+ Network-Wide RCE via Hub Connector on Multisite
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-04T12:55:11.066Z

Reserved: 2026-08-07T09:04:33.546Z

Link: CVE-2026-19224

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-04T12:55:03.817Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-04T07:17:08.937

Modified: 2026-09-08T19:15:18.627

Link: CVE-2026-19224

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-04T17:00:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-94

    Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')