Medium severity · published Oct 1, 2026
CVE-2026-96268
Awesome Support <= 6.4.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'gdpr-data' Parameter via wpas_gdpr_user_opt_out AJAX Action
6.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'gdpr-data' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This is exploitable by Subscriber-level users against other accounts because the AJAX handlers accept an arbitrary gdpr-user ID without verifying it belongs to the requester, and the required wpas-gdpr-nonce is emitted via wp_localize_script to every logged-in user on frontend plugin pages and on /wp-admin/profile.php.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 9% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AS
Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin · awesomesupport
through 6.4.0 · source: vendor
Affected product
AS
Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin
awesomesupport
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96268
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96268
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/617afd4e-107a-48ad-9e3e-1771874796ff?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/awesome-support/tags/6.4.0/includes/gdpr-integration/gdpr-user-profile.php#L250
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/awesome-support/tags/6.4.0/includes/gdpr-integration/gdpr-privacy-options.php#L1186
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/awesome-support/tags/6.4.0/includes/gdpr-integration/gdpr-privacy-options.php#L1111
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/awesome-support/tags/6.4.0/includes/functions-user.php#L1538
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/awesome-support/tags/6.4.0/includes/functions-general.php#L2190
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