CVE-2024-12171
CVSS 3.1 Score 8.8 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Feb 1, 2025
CWE ID 862
Summary
CVE-2024-12171 is a newly discovered vulnerability affecting the ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System plugin. This issue, present in all versions up to 3.2.6, allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to escalate their privileges. Specifically, the 'eh_crm_agent_add_user' AJAX action lacks necessary capability checks, enabling malicious actors to create new administrative user accounts, posing a significant security risk to WordPress sites utilizing this plugin.
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