cagdasdag KB Support Plugin up to 1.6.6 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in cagdasdag KB Support Plugin up to 1.6.6 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-8548. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in cagdasdag KB Support Plugin up to 1.6.6 on WordPress and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published by Krzysztof Zając. The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-8548 since 09/06/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/02/2024).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/06/2024 🔍
10/01/2024 +25 days 🔍
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10/02/2024 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Krzysztof Zając
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-8548 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8548
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-278950

Entryinfo

Created: 10/01/2024 11:32
Updated: 10/02/2024 02:12
Changes: 10/01/2024 11:32 (63), 10/02/2024 02:12 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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