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.
Published: 2026-08-10
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-287
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Block User Account < 2.0.1 - Subscriber+ Account Block Bypass via Application Passwords
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-11T20:41:33.168Z

Reserved: 2026-08-05T14:34:53.519Z

Link: CVE-2026-18960

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T20:41:29.816Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-10T07:16:50.830

Modified: 2026-08-11T21:17:34.427

Link: CVE-2026-18960

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T13:00:04Z

Weaknesses