Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Aug 10, 2026· Updated Aug 26, 2026
CVE-2026-18960
CVE-2026-18960
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.
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Affected products
1- Range: <2.0.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
2- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 3, 2026 to August 9, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Aug 14, 2026
- WordPress Plugins: 25 Vulnerabilities Disclosed in Single-Day Batch, Affecting Multiple Core FunctionsVypr Intelligence · Aug 10, 2026