CVE-2026-19946Awesome Support <= 6.3.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Denial via 'user_id' Parameter
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The Awesome Support plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 6.3.9. This is due to a missing capability check on the wpas_do_mr_deny_user() function, which unlike its counterpart wpas_do_mr_activate_user() does not enforce current_user_can('edit_users') or current_user_can('edit_user', $user_id), relying solely on a nonce that is not scoped to the target user. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to set the mr_user_denied flag on any user account — including administrators — permanently blocking their moderated activation and dispatching a denial notification email to the victim.
- CVSS
- 4.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-862
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Wordfence
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
awesomesupport Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin awesomesupport:awesome_support_wordpress_helpdesk_and_support_plugin (from the name) | through 6.3.9 | CNA record |
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/208f9475-446c-4cf1-9d70-a845cf9b3005?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/awesome-support/tags/6.3.9/includes/functions-user.php#L1731
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/awesome-support/tags/6.3.9/includes/functions-actions.php#L25
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/awesome-support/tags/6.3.9/includes/functions-user.php#L1650
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/awesome-support/
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