# CVE-2024-33589: WordPress KB Support plugin <= 1.6.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

> Attackers can bypass authorization checks in the KB Support plugin to access restricted data or functionality without proper permissions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-959v-hpg2-3f7w

## What is CVE-2024-33589?

CVE-2024-33589 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WPOmnia KB Support, published on 29 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPOmnia KB Support.This issue affects KB Support: from n/a through 1.6.0.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33589?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Logon Kb Support.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-33589?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-33589 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-33589 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in WPOmnia KB Support

- [CVE-2023-25983](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25983/): WordPress KB Support Plugin <= 1.5.84 is vulnerable to CSV Injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-8548](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8548/): Missing authorization in KB Support – Customer Support Ticket & Helpdesk Plugin, Knowledge Base Plugin (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-8632](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8632/): Missing authorization in KB Support – Customer Support Ticket & Helpdesk Plugin, Knowledge Base Plugin (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-24741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24741/): WordPress KB Support plugin <= 1.6.7 - Open Redirection vulnerability (medium 4.7)
- [CVE-2023-37890](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37890/): WordPress KB Support Plugin <= 1.5.88 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-33589 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-33589 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WPOmnia KB Support, published on 29 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WPOmnia KB Support. 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-2024-33589/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33589/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-33589
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33589
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-33589

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