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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-8548
CVE-2024-8548:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2024-8548 affects the KB Support – WordPress Help Desk and Knowledge Base plugin for WordPress in versions up to and including 1.6.6. The vulnerability was discovered by Krzysztof Zając from CERT PL and was publicly disclosed on September 30, 2024 (Wordfence).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from missing capability checks on several functions in the plugin, classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to perform multiple unauthorized administrative actions, including replying to arbitrary tickets, updating post status, deleting posts, adding notes to tickets, flagging or unflagging tickets, and managing ticket participants (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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