HAPPY Plugin up to 1.0.9 on WordPress Support Ticket submit_form_reply happy_topic_id authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in HAPPY Plugin up to 1.0.9 on WordPress. Impacted is the function submit_form_reply of the component Support Ticket Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument happy_topic_id can lead to authorization. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-14581. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HAPPY Plugin up to 1.0.9 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function submit_form_reply of the component Support Ticket Handler. The manipulation of the argument happy_topic_id 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 HAPPY – Helpdesk Support Ticket System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the 'submit_form_reply' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to submit replies to arbitrary support tickets by manipulating the 'happy_topic_id' parameter, regardless of whether they are the ticket owner or have been assigned to the ticket.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-14581. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/13/2025).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-203188). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/12/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/12/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/13/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-14581 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-14581
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-336220
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2025 16:23
Updated: 12/13/2025 19:47
Changes: 12/12/2025 16:23 (52), 12/13/2025 05:23 (1), 12/13/2025 19:47 (12)
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