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CVE-2023-51537 (GCVE-0-2023-51537)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-12 09:02 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:09
VLAI
Title
WordPress Awesome Support plugin <= 6.1.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Summary
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Awesome Support Team Awesome Support.This issue affects Awesome Support: from n/a through 6.1.5.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-06-12 13:15 UTC
CWE
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Awesome Support Team Awesome Support Affected: n/a , ≤ 6.1.5 (custom)
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awesomesupport awesome_support_wordpress_helpdesk_\&_support Affected: 0 , < 6.1.6 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:awesomesupport:awesome_support_wordpress_helpdesk_\&_support:0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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