Block User Account < 2.0.1 - Subscriber+ Account Block Bypass via Application Passwords

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-18960
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWPScan
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-10 07:16:50 UTC
Updated2026-08-10 07:16:50 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-287 Improper Authentication

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Unknown Block User Account affected 2.0.1 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
wpscan.com/vulnerability/c80abded-9f0e-4e44-8c8a-b0d1bc1b16d0 [email protected] wpscan.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Farid Narimanov (en)

CNA: WPScan (en)

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