CVE-2015-9318: High severity awesome support vulnerability

Published Aug 20, 2019
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Updated

The awesome-support plugin before 3.1.7 for WordPress has a security issue in which shortcodes are allowed in replies.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Getawesomesupport Awesome Support Wordpress<3.1.7

Event History

Aug 20, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:47 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:47 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2015-9318?

CVE-2015-9318 is a security vulnerability in the awesome-support plugin for WordPress.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2015-9318?

The severity of CVE-2015-9318 is high with a severity value of 7.5.

3

What is affected by CVE-2015-9318?

The awesome-support plugin before version 3.1.7 for WordPress is affected by CVE-2015-9318.

4

What is the issue with CVE-2015-9318?

CVE-2015-9318 allows shortcodes in replies, which poses a security risk.

5

How can I fix CVE-2015-9318?

To fix CVE-2015-9318, update the awesome-support plugin to version 3.1.7 or later.

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