TI-2023-04927 Aliases CVE-2023-5354 GHSA-cr99-wv2g-phxw

Awesome Support < 6.1.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published 2023-11-06 · Updated 2025-02-26

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00461 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix Fixed Awesome Support (Unknown): 6.1.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Unknown	Awesome Support	before 6.1.5	6.1.5	Patch available	CNA

Awesome Support VendorUnknown Affected before 6.1.5 Fixed in 6.1.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:getawesomesupport:awesome_support::::::wordpress::*	before 6.1.5	Vulnerable	Awesome Support Team

cpe:2.3:a:getawesomesupport:awesome_support:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 6.1.5 Vulnerable ·Awesome Support Team

Remediation

Fix · CNA Awesome Support (Unknown) Fixed in 6.1.5

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2023-11-06
Awesome Support 6.1.5
3 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-04928 Awesome Support < 6.1.5 - Submitter+ Arbitrary File DeletionPriority HIGH 68
- TI-2023-04925 Awesome Support < 6.1.5 - Insufficient permission check in wpas_edit_replyPriority MEDIUM 53
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5354
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cr99-wv2g-phxw

References

Exploit 1

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

TI-2023-04928 Awesome Support < 6.1.5 - Submitter+ Arbitrary File Deletion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2022-03239 Awesome Support < 6.1.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Exported Tickets Download CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2023-04925 Awesome Support < 6.1.5 - Insufficient permission check in wpas_edit_reply CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
TI-2024-20263 WordPress Awesome Support plugin <= 6.1.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-00550 Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin <= 6.1.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-23610 WordPress Awesome Support plugin <= 6.1.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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