High severity · published Jan 28, 2026
CVE-2026-0832
New User Approve <= 3.2.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Approval, Denial, and Information Disclosure
7.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NU
New User Approve · saadiqbal
through 3.2.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0832
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0832
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/new-user-approve/tags/3.2.1/includes/end-points/mobile-api.php#L24
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/new-user-approve/tags/3.2.1/includes/end-points/mobile-api.php#L60
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/new-user-approve/trunk/includes/end-points/mobile-api.php#L24
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/new-user-approve/trunk/includes/end-points/mobile-api.php#L60
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://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
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3442291%40new-user-approve&new=3442291%40new-user-approve&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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