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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.3

CVE-2024-13688 json

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) < 7.6.10 - Password Protection Bypass

published 2025-04-28 18 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-54440

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
public exploits
0
none known

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

Patch / fix

  • Unknown Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 7.6.10

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/19051d08-16b0-466c-976b-be7b076e8e92/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Unknown Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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