What is CVE-2023-23679?

CVE-2023-23679 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Js Help Desk, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2023-06-23.

How severe is CVE-2023-23679?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-23679 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Js Help Desk

CVE-2023-23679

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in JS Help Desk js-support-ticket allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects JS Help Desk: from n/a through 2.7.7.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

Published 2023-06-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (38.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/js-support-ticket/wordpress-js-help-desk-… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23679?: CVE-2023-23679 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Js Help Desk, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2023-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2023-23679?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-23679 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.