elextensions ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System Plugin eh_crm_agent_add_user authorization

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in elextensions ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System Plugin up to 3.2.6 on WordPress. The impacted element is the function eh_crm_agent_add_user. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-12171. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in elextensions ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System Plugin up to 3.2.6 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function eh_crm_agent_add_user. 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 ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the 'eh_crm_agent_add_user' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create new administrative user accounts.

The weakness was shared by Thanh Nam Tran. The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-12171 since 12/04/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/24/2025).

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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• Content Management System

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• elextensions

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• ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System Plugin

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• 3.2.0
• 3.2.1
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.3
• 3.2.4
• 3.2.5
• 3.2.6

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