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Fluent Support Pro CVE-2026-78279

| EUVDEUVD-2026-64786 MEDIUM
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352)
2026-08-24 Patchstack GHSA-c76f-f8v3-9wj4
5.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Craft forged request targeting plugin endpoint
  2. Delivery
    Deliver phishing link to authenticated support user
  3. Exploit
    Victim loads attacker page in active session
  4. Execution
    Browser auto-submits request with session cookie
  5. Persist
    Plugin processes request without nonce validation
  6. Impact
    Unauthorized action executed under victim identity

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires that a user authenticated to the target WordPress site with access to Fluent Support Pro (such as a support agent or administrator) actively visits an attacker-controlled web page or resource while their session is valid - this is the mandatory user interaction condition (UI:R) in the CVSS vector. The Fluent Support Pro plugin must be installed and active on the target WordPress site at version 2.3.1 or earlier. No authentication is required of the attacker (PR:N). Exploitation is limited by: (1) the requirement to social-engineer a specific victim who is simultaneously authenticated to the target site, (2) the plugin being a premium paid product reducing the universe of installations compared to free plugins, and (3) the impact being scoped to actions permitted by the victim's account role within the support system.

Impact

The NVD CVSS 3.1 score of 5.4 (Medium) accurately captures the constrained nature of this CSRF: the attack vector is network (AV:N), complexity is low (AC:L), and no attacker privileges are required (PR:N), but user interaction is mandatory (UI:R), scope is unchanged (S:U), and impact is limited to partial confidentiality and integrity (C:L/I:L/A:N). Real-world risk depends heavily on what actions the CSRF-vulnerable endpoint controls - if it targets privileged operations such as agent management, ticket reassignment, or configuration changes, the business impact could exceed what the score implies. No EPSS data was provided in the intelligence feed, and the vulnerability does not appear in CISA KEV, indicating no confirmed active exploitation. No POC has been identified. The primary risk-reduction factor is the mandatory victim interaction: an attacker must successfully social-engineer an authenticated Fluent Support Pro user (support agent or admin) into visiting a malicious page during an active session, which limits automation and mass targeting compared to a fully unauthenticated exploit.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker registers a domain and hosts a page containing a hidden HTML form or auto-submitting JavaScript that targets a Fluent Support Pro AJAX endpoint - for example, one that modifies ticket assignments or agent settings. The attacker sends a phishing email to a support agent with a compelling pretext (e.g., a fake ticket link); when the agent clicks it while logged into WordPress, their browser silently submits the forged request with their active session cookie, causing the plugin to execute the action under their identity. No POC has been identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 24, 2026

Cross-Site Request Forgery in Fluent Support Pro WordPress plugin (all versions up to and including 2.3.1) enables an unauthenticated attacker to perform unauthorized state-changing actions by tricking an authenticated plugin user into visiting a crafted page. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R) confirms the attack is network-delivered with no attacker privilege requirement, but is gated entirely on victim interaction - limiting mass exploitation. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, and EPSS data was not provided.

RemediationAI

Update Fluent Support Pro to the version above 2.3.1 released by WP Manageninja LLC - the exact patched version must be confirmed against the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/fluent-support-pro/vulnerability/wordpress-fluent-support-pro-plugin-2-3-1-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability or the plugin's WordPress.org changelog, as no specific fix version number was provided in the available intelligence data. If an immediate update is not feasible, restrict access to the WordPress admin area and the Fluent Support Pro interface to known-trusted IP ranges at the server or WAF level (e.g., nginx allow/deny blocks or cloud WAF IP allowlisting); this reduces the attacker's ability to reach authenticated sessions with forged requests, though it may impact legitimate remote access. A Web Application Firewall rule targeting missing or mismatched CSRF token patterns on plugin AJAX endpoints can serve as an additional layer, but carries a risk of false positives on legitimate plugin functionality.

Affected VersionsENISA

Fluent Support Pro n/a ≤2.3.1

Affected Packages

euvd fluent_support_pro no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

Fluent Support Pro is a premium WordPress helpdesk and support-ticket plugin developed by WP Manageninja LLC, identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:wp_manageninja_llc:fluent_support_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. The root cause is CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery): WordPress plugin conventions require that all state-changing AJAX or form endpoints verify a cryptographic nonce (via wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer) to confirm the request originated from a legitimate WordPress session context. The absence of this check on one or more Fluent Support Pro endpoints means an attacker can craft a page whose HTML form or JavaScript submits an HTTP request to the target endpoint; the victim's browser automatically attaches session cookies, causing WordPress to process the request as if legitimately initiated by that user. The vulnerability affects all versions through 2.3.1 and was reported by Patchstack (ENISA EUVD-2026-64786).

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.4 MEDIUM

Network-delivered CSRF requires no attacker privileges (PR:N) but mandatory victim interaction (UI:R); limited integrity and confidentiality impact, no scope change or availability loss.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Unauthenticated Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Fluent Support Pro <= 2.3.1 versions.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 99% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
premium WordPress helpdesk plugin, popular but paid-only install base
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

27
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +27
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.

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