CVE-2024-0595 Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin <= 6.1.7 - Missing Authorization via wpas_get_users()

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can retrieve sensitive user data like emails due to missing capability checks in the Awesome Support plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-0595?

CVE-2024-0595 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in awesomesupport Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin, published on 10 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

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.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0595?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Getawesomesupport Awesome Support.

How do I fix CVE-2024-0595?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0595 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-2024-0595 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0595 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rpr9-6rwm-4w63.

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