Vulnerability · Published Oct 1, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-96268Awesome Support <= 6.4.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'gdpr-data' Parameter via wpas_gdpr_user_opt_out AJAX Action
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin from awesomesupport. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'gdpr-data' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This is exploitable by Subscriber-level users against other accounts because the AJAX handlers accept an arbitrary gdpr-user ID without verifying it belongs to the requester, and the required wpas-gdpr-nonce is emitted via wp_localize_script to every logged-in user on frontend plugin pages and on /wp-admin/profile.php.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| awesomesupport | Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin | 0 – through 6.4.0 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/617afd4e-107a-48ad-9e3e-1771874796ff?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/awesome-support/tags/6.4.0/includes/gdpr-integration/gdpr-user-profile.php#L250
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/awesome-support/tags/6.4.0/includes/gdpr-integration/gdpr-privacy-options.php#L1186
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/awesome-support/tags/6.4.0/includes/gdpr-integration/gdpr-privacy-options.php#L1111
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/awesome-support/tags/6.4.0/includes/functions-user.php#L1538
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/awesome-support/tags/6.4.0/includes/functions-general.php#L2190
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3719753%40awesome-support&new=3719753%40awesome-support