Unauthorized Access to Data Due to Missing Capability Check
CVE-2024-0596

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Awesome Support – WordPress Helpdesk & Support Plugin
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 February 2024

Summary

The Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the editor_html() function in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to view password protected and draft posts.

Affected Version(s)

Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin * <= 6.1.7

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Krzysztof Zając
.