CVE-2023-5352

Q: How do I fix CVE-2023-5352?

Upgrade awesome support to 6.1.5 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2023-5352 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-5352 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.40% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 33% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-5352?

CVE-2023-5352 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2023-5352 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for awesome support (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization CWE-683

How to fix

Remediation Available

awesome supportNVD

Affected:< 6.1.5Fixed in:6.1.5CVE-2023-5352derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

33rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

wpscan.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-22518	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-38035	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2022-46169	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2024-38856	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-29927	Critical	9.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-36289	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2023-5352?

Upgrade awesome support to 6.1.5 or later.

Is CVE-2023-5352 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-5352 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.40% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 33% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2023-5352?

CVE-2023-5352 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2023-5352 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for awesome support (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-02-26.