Awesome Support Plugin up to 6.4.0 on WordPress AJAX handlers /wp-admin/profile.php gdpr-data cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Awesome Support Plugin up to 6.4.0. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /wp-admin/profile.php of the component AJAX handlers. The manipulation of the argument gdpr-data leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-96268. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Awesome Support Plugin up to 6.4.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file /wp-admin/profile.php of the component AJAX handlers. The manipulation of the argument gdpr-data with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-96268 since 09/22/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/profile.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-90569). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Awesome Support Plugin

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• 6.0
• 6.1
• 6.2
• 6.3
• 6.4.0

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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