CVE-2023-5352 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Awesome Support WordPress plugin before 6.1.5 does not correctly authorize the wpas_edit_reply function, allowing users to edit posts for which they do not have permission.

Published: 2023-11-06

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Awesome Support

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 6.1.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:getawesomesupport:awesome_support:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-57668	The Awesome Support WordPress plugin before 6.1.5 does not correctly authorize the wpas_edit_reply function, allowing users to edit posts for which they do not have permission.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00054.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d32b2136-d923-4f36-bd76-af4578deb23b

History

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 22:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-683

Subscriptions

Getawesomesupport Awesome Support

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-11-06T20:40:54.117Z

Updated: 2025-02-26T21:20:28.800Z

Reserved: 2023-10-03T12:01:47.585Z

Link: CVE-2023-5352

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:59:43.194Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-06T21:15:09.723

Modified: 2025-02-26T22:15:13.490

Link: CVE-2023-5352

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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