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GHSA-MR5R-968F-9M2F

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 access and modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'kbs_ajax_load_front_end_replies' and 'kbs_ajax_mark_reply_as_read' functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read replies of any ticket, and mark any reply as read.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


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

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  "modified": "2026-04-08T18:33:38Z",
  "published": "2024-10-01T09:30:48Z",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kb-support/trunk/includes/ajax-functions.php#L342"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kb-support/trunk/includes/ajax-functions.php#L439"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=3164784%40kb-support\u0026new=3164784%40kb-support\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
    },
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      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/767b1234-5b4a-4baa-9048-7b2e413cdba5?source=cve"
    }
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

CVE-2024-8632 (GCVE-0-2024-8632)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-01 07:30 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:01

Title

KB Support – WordPress Help Desk and Knowledge Base <= 1.6.6 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Ticket Reply Exposure

Summary

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

Wordfence

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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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-MR5R-968F-9M2F

CVE-2024-8632 (GCVE-0-2024-8632)

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