CVE-2026-0832 Missing authorization in New User Approve
Unauthenticated attackers can approve or deny user accounts, retrieve sensitive user data, and force logout privileged users via missing capability checks in REST API endpoints.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-0832?
CVE-2026-0832 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in saadiqbal New User Approve, published on 28 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The New User Approve plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data and modification of data due to a missing capability check on multiple REST API endpoints in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to approve or deny user accounts, retrieve sensitive user information including emails and roles, and force logout of privileged users.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0832?
How do I fix CVE-2026-0832?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0832 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-0832 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0832 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m59v-w24h-f8g6.