CVE•Published 2024-10-01•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2024-8548Logon · Kb_support

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862Missing Authorization

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 the /includes/ajax-functions.php file 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.

Timeline

Published 2024-10-01

Modified 2026-04-08

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2024-8548

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/kb-support/"

Matches any site loading the "kb-support" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Logon Kb Support"

All exposed Logon Kb Support instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Kb Support"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Kb Support" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.