Vulnerability · Published Sep 9, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-19946Awesome Support <= 6.3.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Denial via 'user_id' Parameter
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization 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 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| awesomesupport | Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin | 0 – through 6.3.9 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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/