# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 1 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rgpg-j229-6w44

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## 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.

## Is CVE-2026-96268 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-96268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-96268 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-96268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: awesomesupport Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-96268/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-96268/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96268
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96268
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96268

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-96268/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.