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Awesome Support vulnerabilities

Awesome Support has 19 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 1 Oct 2026.

Known vulnerabilities
19
Active installs
6,000+
Latest version
6.4.1
Last updated
29 Sep 2026
Most recent
1 Oct 2026

Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.

VulnerabilitySeverityAffectedFixPublished
Cross-site scripting (XSS)
CVE-2026-96268
Medium 6.4Up to 6.4.0Fixed in a later version (latest 6.4.1)6 d ago
Broken access control
CVE-2026-19946
Medium 4.3Up to 6.3.9Fixed in a later version (latest 6.4.1)9 Sep 2026
Broken access control
CVE-2026-4654
Medium 5.3Up to 6.3.7Fixed in a later version (latest 6.4.1)8 Apr 2026
Broken access control
CVE-2025-12641
Medium 6.5Up to 6.3.6Fixed in a later version (latest 6.4.1)16 Jan 2026
Sensitive data exposure
CVE-2024-13567
High 7.5Up to 6.3.1Fixed in a later version (latest 6.4.1)1 Apr 2025
Broken access control
CVE-2024-0595
Medium 4.3Before 6.1.8Fixed in 6.1.810 Feb 2024
Broken access control
CVE-2024-0596
Medium 5.3Before 6.1.8Fixed in 6.1.810 Feb 2024
SQL injection
CVE-2024-0594
High 8.8Up to 6.1.7Fixed in a later version (latest 6.4.1)10 Feb 2024
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
CVE-2023-51538
Medium 4.3Up to 6.1.5Fixed in a later version (latest 6.4.1)5 Jan 2024
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
CVE-2023-48323
Medium 4.3Up to 6.1.4Fixed in a later version (latest 6.4.1)30 Nov 2023
Broken access control
CVE-2023-5352
Medium 4.3Before 6.1.5Fixed in 6.1.56 Nov 2023
Cross-site scripting (XSS)
CVE-2023-5354
Medium 6.1Before 6.1.5Fixed in 6.1.56 Nov 2023
Path traversal
CVE-2023-5355
High 8.1Before 6.1.5Fixed in 6.1.56 Nov 2023
Security weakness
CVE-2022-3511
Medium 6.5Before 6.1.2Fixed in 6.1.228 Nov 2022
Cross-site scripting (XSS)
CVE-2022-38073
Medium 5.4Up to 6.0.7Fixed in a later version (latest 6.4.1)21 Sep 2022
Cross-site scripting (XSS)
CVE-2021-36919
Medium 6.1Up to 6.0.6Fixed in a later version (latest 6.4.1)26 Nov 2021
Cross-site scripting (XSS)
CVE-2019-20181
Medium 4.8Up to 5.8.0Fixed in a later version (latest 6.4.1)9 Jan 2020
Cross-site scripting (XSS)
CVE-2015-9317
Medium 6.1Before 3.1.7Fixed in 3.1.720 Aug 2019
Security weakness
CVE-2015-9318
High 7.5Before 3.1.7Fixed in 3.1.720 Aug 2019
Read the published descriptions
CVE-2026-96268, 1 Oct 2026
The Awesome Support - WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'gdpr-data' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This is exploitable by Subscriber-level users against other accounts because the AJAX handlers accept an arbitrary gdpr-user ID without verifying it belongs to the requester, and the required wpas-gdpr-nonce is emitted via wp_localize_script to every logged-in user on frontend plugin pages and on /wp-admin/profile.php. CVE record
CVE-2026-19946, 9 Sep 2026
The Awesome Support plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 6.3.9. This is due to a missing capability check on the wpas_do_mr_deny_user() function, which unlike its counterpart wpas_do_mr_activate_user() does not enforce current_user_can('edit_users') or current_user_can('edit_user', $user_id), relying solely on a nonce that is not scoped to the target user. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to set the mr_user_denied flag on any user account - including administrators - permanently blocking their moderated activation and dispatching a denial notification email to the victim. CVE record
CVE-2026-4654, 8 Apr 2026
The Awesome Support - WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 6.3.7. This is due to the wpas_get_ticket_replies_ajax() function failing to verify whether the authenticated user has permission to view the specific ticket being requested. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to access sensitive information from all support tickets in the system by manipulating the ticket_id parameter. CVE record
CVE-2025-12641, 16 Jan 2026
The Awesome Support - WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.6. This is due to the 'wpas_do_mr_activate_user' function not verifying that a user has permission to modify other users' roles, combined with a nonce reuse vulnerability where public registration nonces are valid for privileged actions because all actions share the same nonce namespace. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to demote administrators to low-privilege roles via the 'wpas-do=mr_activate_user' action with a user-controlled 'user_id' parameter, granted they can access the publicly available registration/submit ticket page to extract a valid nonce. CVE record
CVE-2024-13567, 1 Apr 2025
The Awesome Support - WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.1 via the 'awesome-support' directory. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data stored insecurely in the /wp-content/uploads/awesome-support directory which can contain file attachments included in support tickets. The vulnerability was partially patched in version 6.3.1. CVE record
CVE-2024-0595, 10 Feb 2024
The Awesome Support - WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the wpas_get_users() function hooked via AJAX in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve user data such as emails. CVE-2024-35741 is likely a duplicate of this issue. CVE record
CVE-2024-0596, 10 Feb 2024
The Awesome Support - WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the editor_html() function in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to view password protected and draft posts. CVE-2024-35741 is likely a duplicate of this issue. CVE record
CVE-2024-0594, 10 Feb 2024
The Awesome Support - WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to union-based SQL Injection via the 'q' parameter of the wpas_get_users action in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.7 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. CVE record
CVE-2023-51538, 5 Jan 2024
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Awesome Support Team Awesome Support - WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin.This issue affects Awesome Support - WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin: from n/a through 6.1.5. CVE record
CVE-2023-48323, 30 Nov 2023
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Awesome Support Team Awesome Support - WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Awesome Support - WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin: from n/a through 6.1.4. CVE record
CVE-2023-5352, 6 Nov 2023
The Awesome Support WordPress plugin before 6.1.5 does not correctly authorize the wpas_edit_reply function, allowing users to edit posts for which they do not have permission. CVE record
CVE-2023-5354, 6 Nov 2023
The Awesome Support WordPress plugin before 6.1.5 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin. CVE record
CVE-2023-5355, 6 Nov 2023
The Awesome Support WordPress plugin before 6.1.5 does not sanitize file paths when deleting temporary attachment files, allowing a ticket submitter to delete arbitrary files on the server. CVE record
CVE-2022-3511, 28 Nov 2022
The Awesome Support WordPress plugin before 6.1.2 does not ensure that the exported tickets archive to be downloaded belongs to the user making the request, allowing a low privileged user, such as subscriber to download arbitrary exported tickets via an IDOR vector CVE record
CVE-2022-38073, 21 Sep 2022
Multiple Authenticated (custom specific plugin role) Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Awesome Support plugin <= 6.0.7 at WordPress. CVE record
CVE-2021-36919, 26 Nov 2021
Multiple Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress Awesome Support plugin (versions <= 6.0.6), vulnerable parameters (&id, &assignee). CVE record
CVE-2019-20181, 9 Jan 2020
The awesome-support plugin 5.8.0 for WordPress allows XSS via the post_title parameter. CVE record
CVE-2015-9317, 20 Aug 2019
The awesome-support plugin before 3.1.7 for WordPress has XSS via custom information messages. CVE record
CVE-2015-9318, 20 Aug 2019
The awesome-support plugin before 3.1.7 for WordPress has a security issue in which shortcodes are allowed in replies. CVE record

What to do if you run Awesome Support

If you run Awesome Support, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.

If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.

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