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Help Scout Vulnerabilities

2 known security issues reported for the Help Scout WordPress plugin. Most recent disclosed Jan 7, 2025.

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Help Scout <= 6.5.6 - Missing Authorization

medium

The Help Scout plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 6.5.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform an unauthorized action.

CVSS:
5.3
Affected:
up to 6.5.6
Fixed in:
6.5.7
Disclosed:
Jan 7, 2025

CVE-2025-22512 on NVD →

Help Scout [help-scout] <= 6.5.6 (unfixed)

unknown

[en] Missing Authorization vulnerability in Sprout Apps Help Scout allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Help Scout: from n/a through 6.5.1.

Affected:
up to 6.5.6
Fix:
No patched version reported
Disclosed:
Jan 7, 2025

CVE-2025-22512 on NVD →

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