Unauthenticated administrator demotion via shared nonce
Published Jan 16, 2026 · Updated Jan 16, 2026
Authorization bypass in Awesome Support 6.3.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to demote WordPress administrators via a public form. The wpas_do_mr_activate_user function accepts a user-controlled user_id and changes that account's role without checking the caller's capability, while privileged actions reuse the registration nonce namespace. A registration or submit-ticket page must expose a valid nonce; unauthenticated use can strip administrators of privileged access and disrupt site management.
Summary
What happened
Authorization bypass in Awesome Support 6.3.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to demote WordPress administrators via a public form. The wpas_do_mr_activate_user function accepts a user-controlled user_id and changes that account's role without checking the caller's capability, while privileged actions reuse the registration nonce namespace. A registration or submit-ticket page must expose a valid nonce; unauthenticated use can strip administrators of privileged access and disrupt site management.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-12641
- Published
- Jan 16, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 16, 2026
- Vendor
- Awesome Support
- Product
- Awesome Support
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1531
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=* <=6.3.6
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