CVE-2023-49857: WordPress Awesome Support plugin <= 6.1.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-12-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

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.

Affected products

awesomesupport Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin: before 6.1.8 — fixed in 6.1.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: awesomesupport Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin 6.1.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/awesome-support/vulnerability/wordpress-awesome-support-plugin-6-1-6-broken-access-control-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve

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