CVE-2024-13688

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) <= 7.6.9 - Password Protection Bypass

mediumProtection Mechanism Failure

5.3

CVSS Score

5.3

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

7.6.10

Patched in

24d

Time to patch

Description

The Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Password Protection Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 7.6.9. This is due to the plugin using a hardcoded password for password protection. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to access a password protected site.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Low

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=7.6.9

PublishedApril 7, 2025

Last updatedApril 30, 2025

Affected pluginadmin-site-enhancements

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/05e8ec0d-74ad-483a-914d-f40c0cfc9b24?source=api-prod

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