Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin <= 6.1.7 - Missing Authorization via editor_html()
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| awesomesupport | Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin | up to 6.1.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin Vendorawesomesupport Affected up to 6.1.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:getawesomesupport:awesome_support:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 6.1.8 | Vulnerable | Awesome Support Team |
- cpe:2.3:a:getawesomesupport:awesome_support:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 6.1.8 Vulnerable ·Awesome Support Team
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-0596
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-62c8-7p5q-m59c
References
More awesomesupport vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-00550 Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin <= 6.1.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-28189 WordPress Awesome Support plugin <= 6.1.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2023-27261 WordPress Awesome Support plugin <= 6.1.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-11594 Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin <= 6.3.6 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Role Demotion CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-36330 WordPress Awesome Support plugin <= 6.3.5 - Deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2024-12608 Information disclosure in awesomesupport Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-0596 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-0596 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-62c8-7p5q-m59c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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