The Support Board plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access/modification/deletion of data due to use of hardcoded default secrets in the sb_encryption() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass authorization and execute arbitrary AJAX actions defined in the sb_ajax_execute() function. An attacker can use this vulnerability to exploit CVE-2025-4828 and various other functions unauthenticated.
History

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 08 Jul 2025 23:30:00 +0000

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Description The Support Board plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access/modification/deletion of data due to use of hardcoded default secrets in the sb_encryption() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass authorization and execute arbitrary AJAX actions defined in the sb_ajax_execute() function. An attacker can use this vulnerability to exploit CVE-2025-4828 and various other functions unauthenticated.
Title Support Board <= 3.8.0 - Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass due to Use of Default Secret Key
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2025-07-08T23:22:49.550Z

Updated: 2025-07-09T13:14:58.196Z

Reserved: 2025-05-16T17:00:48.567Z

Link: CVE-2025-4855

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-09T13:14:55.489Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-07-09T00:15:47.243

Modified: 2025-07-10T13:18:53.830

Link: CVE-2025-4855

cve-icon Redhat

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