CVE-2024-13688 (GCVE-0-2024-13688)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-28 06:00 – Updated: 2025-08-27 12:00
VLAI
Title
Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) < 7.6.10 - Password Protection Bypass
Summary
The Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) WordPress plugin before 7.6.10 uses a hardcoded password in its Password Protection feature, allowing attacker to bypass the protection offered via a crafted request
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-28 17:23 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/19051d08-16b0-46… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) Affected: 0 , < 7.6.10 (semver)
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Credits
Dogus Demirkiran WPScan
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