CVE-2024-24716 WordPress Awesome Support plugin <= 6.1.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass authorization checks in the Awesome Support WordPress plugin to access restricted functionality.
- 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-2024-24716?
CVE-2024-24716 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Awesome Support, published on 9 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Awesome Support Team Awesome Support.This issue affects Awesome Support: from n/a through 6.1.6.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24716?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Getawesomesupport Awesome Support.
How do I fix CVE-2024-24716?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24716 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-2024-24716 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24716 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in 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-2023-49857 WordPress Awesome Support plugin <= 6.1.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
- CVE-2022-3511 Awesome Support < 6.1.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Exported Tickets Download
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9jv6-43px-5ccm.