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CVE-2024-0596: Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin <= 6.1.7 - Missing Authorization via editor_html()

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 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: none known
• Published: 2024-02-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the editor_html() function in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to view password protected and draft posts. CVE-2024-35741 is likely a duplicate of this issue.

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://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3033134%40awesome-support&new=3033134%40awesome-support&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e4358e2a-b7f6-44b6-a38a-5b27cb15e1cd?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3033134%40awesome-support&new=3033134%40awesome-support&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e4358e2a-b7f6-44b6-a38a-5b27cb15e1cd?source=cve

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