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
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Unknown | Block User Account | unaffected |
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Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| 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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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-10T06:00:16.926Z
Reserved: 2026-08-05T14:34:53.519Z
Link: CVE-2026-18960
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