CVE-2023-5354: Awesome Support < 6.1.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-11-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Awesome Support WordPress plugin before 6.1.5 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.

Affected products

awesomesupport Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin: before 6.1.5 — fixed in 6.1.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: awesomesupport Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin 6.1.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa380524-031d-4e49-9d0b-96e62d54557f
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa380524-031d-4e49-9d0b-96e62d54557f

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