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CVE-2024-8548 Detail

Description

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kb-support/trunk/includes/ajax-functions.php#L138 Product 
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kb-support/trunk/includes/ajax-functions.php#L172 Product 
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kb-support/trunk/includes/ajax-functions.php#L211 Product 
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kb-support/trunk/includes/ajax-functions.php#L240 Product 
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kb-support/trunk/includes/ajax-functions.php#L458 Product 
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kb-support/trunk/includes/ajax-functions.php#L531 Product 
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kb-support/trunk/includes/ajax-functions.php#L580 Product 
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kb-support/trunk/includes/ajax-functions.php#L605 Product 
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kb-support/trunk/includes/ajax-functions.php#L630 Product 
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kb-support/trunk/includes/ajax-functions.php#L649 Product 
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kb-support/trunk/includes/ajax-functions.php#L801 Product 
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kb-support/trunk/includes/ajax-functions.php#L869 Product 
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5fb90b3b-08bd-4887-a6bf-054b42d3e403?source=cve Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-862 Missing Authorization Wordfence  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-8548
NVD Published Date:
10/01/2024
NVD Last Modified:
02/10/2025
Source:
Wordfence