WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2024-13606 Analyzed

JS Help Desk – The Ultimate Help Desk & Support Plugin: Sensitive information exposure

JS Help Desk – The Ultimate Help Desk & Support Plugin is affected by sensitive information exposure. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Successful exploitation can disclose data that should not be available to the caller.

CVE / CNA score 7.5 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
JS Help Desk – The Ultimate Help Desk & Support Plugin
Plugin slug
js-support-ticket
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Feb 13, 2025
Weakness
CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
NVD-CWE-noinfo

This CVE was published Feb 13, 2025 and is one of 20 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update JS Help Desk – The Ultimate Help Desk & Support Plugin to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The JS Help Desk – The Ultimate Help Desk & Support Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.8 via the 'jssupportticketdata' directory. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data stored insecurely in the /wp-content/uploads/jssupportticketdata directory which can contain file attachments included in support tickets.

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

Primary and upstream sources