Vulnerability · Published Feb 10, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-0595Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin <= 6.1.7 - Missing Authorization via wpas_get_users()
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin from awesomesupport. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the wpas_get_users() function hooked via AJAX in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve user data such as emails. CVE-2024-35741 is likely a duplicate of this issue.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| awesomesupport | Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin | 0 – through 6.1.7 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bfb77432-e58d-466e-a366-8b8d7f1b6982?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/awesome-support/trunk/includes/functions-user.php#L765
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3033134%40awesome-support&new=3033134%40awesome-support&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=