CVE-2023-49857 WordPress Awesome Support plugin <= 6.1.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Awesome Support WordPress plugin to perform unauthorized actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-49857?
CVE-2023-49857 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in awesomesupport Awesome Support, published on 9 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in awesomesupport Awesome Support awesome-support allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Awesome Support: from n/a through <= 6.1.7.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49857?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Getawesomesupport Awesome Support.
How do I fix CVE-2023-49857?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49857 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-49857 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49857 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in awesomesupport Awesome Support
- CVE-2024-0594 Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin <= 6.1.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection
- CVE-2023-5355 Awesome Support < 6.1.5 - Submitter+ Arbitrary File Deletion
- CVE-2015-9318 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2022-3511 Awesome Support < 6.1.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Exported Tickets Download
- CVE-2023-5354 Awesome Support < 6.1.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gqxc-c4x9-wc48.