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.
History

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

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Weaknesses CWE-284

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

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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
References

cve-icon 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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Updated: 2026-08-10T07:45:03Z