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GHSA-2CJX-JPG9-5GQM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-01 09:30 – Updated: 2026-04-08 18:33

Details

The KB Support – WordPress Help Desk and Knowledge Base plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to a missing capability check on several functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to perform multiple administrative actions, such as replying to arbitrary tickets, updating the status of any post, deleting any post, adding notes to tickets, flagging or unflagging tickets, and adding or removing ticket participants.

Severity

8.1 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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  "modified": "2026-04-08T18:33:37Z",
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CVE-2024-8548 (GCVE-0-2024-8548)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-01 07:30 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:56

Title

KB Support – WordPress Help Desk and Knowledge Base <= 1.6.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Multiple Administrator Actions

Summary

The KB Support – WordPress Help Desk and Knowledge Base plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to a missing capability check on several functions in the /includes/ajax-functions.php file all versions up to, and including, 1.6.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to perform multiple administrative actions, such as replying to arbitrary tickets, updating the status of any post, deleting any post, adding notes to tickets, flagging or unflagging tickets, and adding or removing ticket participants.

Severity

8.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-10-01 15:37 UTC

CWE

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

Wordfence mitre root Scorecard

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_…

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
logoninc	KB Support – Customer Support Ticket & Helpdesk Plugin, Knowledge Base Plugin	Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.6.6 (semver)
cagdasdag	kb_support_wordpress_help_desk_and_knowledge_base	Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.6.6 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:cagdasdag:kb_support_wordpress_help_desk_and_knowledge_base::::::::

Credits

Krzysztof Zając

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