# CVE-2024-13688: Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) < 7.6.10 - Password Protection Bypass

> Attackers can bypass password protection in the Admin and Site Enhancements WordPress plugin using a hardcoded credential.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 27 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h7hv-3j2q-qw9g

## What is CVE-2024-13688?

CVE-2024-13688 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE), published on 28 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) WordPress plugin before 7.6.10 uses a hardcoded password in its Password Protection feature, allowing attacker to bypass the protection offered via a crafted request

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13688?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpase Admin and Site Enhancements.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-13688?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13688 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-13688 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-13688 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE)

- [CVE-2024-13685](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13685/): Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) < 7.6.10 - Limit Login Attempt Bypass via IP Spoofing (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-13688 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-13688 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE), published on 28 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-13688 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13688/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13688/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13688
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13688
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-13688

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13688/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.