CVE-2023-5352 (GCVE-0-2023-5352)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-06 20:40 – Updated: 2025-02-26 21:20
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d32b2136-d923-4f… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Awesome Support Affected: 0 , < 6.1.5 (custom)
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Credits
Krzysztof Zając WPScan
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