Vulnerability · Published Aug 10, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-18960Block User Account < 2.0.1 - Subscriber+ Account Block Bypass via Application Passwords
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity improper authentication in Block User Account from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Block User Account WordPress plugin before 2.0.1 does not enforce its account block on every authentication path, allowing a blocked user who holds an application password created before the block to retain their full role-level read and write access through the REST API.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Block User Account | 0 – before 2.0.1 |
Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c80abded-9f0e-4e44-8c8a-b0d1bc1b16d0/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description