{"id":86170,"date":"2025-12-31T11:00:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2024-13567-sensitive-information-exposure-vulnerability-in-awesome-support-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-13567-sensitive-information-exposure-vulnerability-in-awesome-support-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-13567: Sensitive Information Exposure Vulnerability in Awesome Support WordPress Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Awesome Support &#8211; WordPress HelpDesk &#038; Support Plugin is subject to a critical vulnerability that exposes sensitive information to unauthenticated attackers. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2024-13567, affects all versions of the plugin up to and including 6.3.1. Given the widespread use of WordPress and its associated plugins, this vulnerability potentially puts a significant number of websites and their data at risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-13567<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Potential system compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1646376586\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Awesome Support &#8211; WordPress HelpDesk &#038; Support Plugin | Up to and including 6.3.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability resides in the &#8216;awesome-support&#8217; directory, which could store file attachments included in support tickets. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by making a specific network request to the &#8216;\/wp-content\/uploads\/awesome-support&#8217; directory, thereby extracting stored data. The extracted data may contain sensitive information, leading to a potential system compromise and data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3456326800\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>An attacker might exploit the vulnerability using a HTTP GET request like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/wp-content\/uploads\/awesome-support HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable-website.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This request would retrieve the contents of the &#8216;awesome-support&#8217; directory, potentially including sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of the Awesome Support &#8211; WordPress HelpDesk &#038; Support Plugin are advised to update to the latest version of the plugin, which includes a patch for this vulnerability. As a temporary mitigation, users can also use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and block attempted exploits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Awesome Support &#8211; WordPress HelpDesk &#038; Support Plugin is subject to a critical vulnerability that exposes sensitive information to unauthenticated attackers. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2024-13567, affects all versions of the plugin up to and including 6.3.1. 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