CVE-2026-0832
New User Approve <= 3.2.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Approval, Denial, and Information Disclosure
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.3
New User Approve <= 3.2.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Approval, Denial, and Information Disclosure
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-0832- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-4914
7.3
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-4914- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m59v-w24h-f8g6
7.3
The New User Approve plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data and...
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.
- Record
GHSA-m59v-w24h-f8g6- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.3
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-0832- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-0832 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Saad Iqbal New User Approve, published January 28, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f86a69ab-2fc5-4c84-872b-929dbec429cd?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/new-user-approve/trunk/includes/end-points/mobile-api.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/new-user-approve/tags/3.2.1/includes/end-points/mobile-api.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3425140%40new-user-approve&new=3425140%40new-user-approve&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3442291%40new-user-approve&new=3442291%40new-user-approve&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0832
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m59v-w24h-f8g6