CVE-2026-14931 JS Help Desk < 3.1.4 - Contributor+ User Email Disclosure

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Contributor users can enumerate all registered user email addresses due to missing capability checks in the JS Help Desk plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-14931?

CVE-2026-14931 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown JS Help Desk, published on 31 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The JS Help Desk WordPress plugin before 3.1.4 grants a support-agent capability to the Contributor role on activation and does not perform a capability check on a user-listing handler, allowing Contributor-level users to enumerate the email addresses of all registered WordPress users.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14931?

How do I fix CVE-2026-14931?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14931 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-14931 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14931 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4w98-gcq5-58rp.

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