CVE-2026-96268 Cross-site scripting in Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin
Authenticated subscribers can inject arbitrary scripts via the gdpr-data parameter, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover for other users.
- 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-2026-96268?
CVE-2026-96268 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in awesomesupport Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin, published on 1 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-96268?
How do I fix CVE-2026-96268?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-96268 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2026-96268 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-96268 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rgpg-j229-6w44.