CVE-2025-53340
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in awesomesupport Awesome Support awesome-support allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects Awesome Support: from n/a through <= 6.3.6.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMissing authorization check in the Awesome Support WordPress plugin allows attackers to retrieve embedded sensitive data without proper authentication or authorization. The vulnerability stems from unprotected endpoints or functions that expose sensitive information to unauthorized users.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Awesome Support plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins, or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the awesome-support folderAffected if The Awesome Support plugin is present on the WordPress site
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Identify installed plugin versionCheck the plugin header in awesome-support.php file, or view the plugin version in WordPress admin > Plugins > Awesome SupportAffected if Installed version falls within any affected version range (compare your version to the officially documented affected range)
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Verify sensitive endpoints are accessible without authenticationTest accessing common Awesome Support API endpoints (such as /wp-json/awesome-support/v1/* or ajax handlers at /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=*) using an unauthenticated browser or curl requestAffected if Sensitive data or functionality returns without requiring login credentials
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Check for proper capability checks on sensitive functionsReview plugin source code for current_user_can() or capability checks before processing data in public-facing ajax handlers or REST API endpointsAffected if No capability checks exist before exposing sensitive ticket data or admin functions
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Inspect user role permissions for ticket accessTest whether unauthenticated users or lower-privileged roles can view tickets belonging to other users or admins via direct URL access or API callsAffected if Users without proper authorization can retrieve tickets or sensitive information they should not access
The site is affected if the Awesome Support plugin is installed AND lacks proper authorization controls on sensitive endpoints, allowing unauthenticated or unauthorized users to access sensitive ticket data.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply any available vendor patch/updates. If no patch exists, restrict access to sensitive endpoints via web server configuration or add capability checks and nonce verification to vulnerable functions.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-53340 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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