CVE-2025-14581
HAPPY – Helpdesk Support Ticket System <= 1.0.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Ticket Reply
mediumMissing Authorization
4.3
CVSS Score
4.3
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
1.0.10
Patched in
105d
Time to patch
Description
The HAPPY – Helpdesk Support Ticket System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the 'submit_form_reply' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to submit replies to arbitrary support tickets by manipulating the 'happy_topic_id' parameter, regardless of whether they are the ticket owner or have been assigned to the ticket.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=1.0.9PublishedDecember 12, 2025
Last updatedMarch 27, 2026
Affected pluginhappy-helpdesk-support-ticket-system
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