Description

WordPress Plugin WP Support Plus Responsive Ticket System is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to bypass the expected capabilities check and perform otherwise restricted actions; other attacks are also possible. WordPress Plugin WP Support Plus Responsive Ticket System version 7.1.4 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 8.0.0 or latest

References

http://security.szurek.pl/wp-support-plus-responsive-ticket-system-713-privilege-escalation.html

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41006/

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140413/WordPress-WP-Support-Plus-Responsive-Ticket-System-7.1.3-Privilege-Escalation.html

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Privilege Escalation