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Fluent Support EUVDEUVD-2026-51722

| CVE-2026-14197 LOW
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-08-01 WPScan GHSA-vprj-v253-jvjv
3.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: WPScan
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Authenticate as restricted support agent
  2. Delivery
    Enumerate or guess out-of-scope ticket IDs
  3. Exploit
    Send crafted reassignment request to any ticket
  4. Execution
    Bypass missing per-ticket authorization check
  5. Persist
    Reassign ticket customer to arbitrary user
  6. Impact
    Corrupt support workflow integrity

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an active, authenticated account holding at least a restricted support agent role within the target WordPress installation running Fluent Support. The attacker must be able to authenticate to the WordPress admin or support interface - unauthenticated exploitation is not possible given PR:H in the CVSS vector. The flaw is triggered specifically when the ticket customer reassignment feature is used, meaning the Fluent Support plugin must be installed, activated, and in active use with agent roles provisioned. The limiting factors are: valid support agent credentials are required (not publicly accessible), no automation is confirmed viable (SSVC Automatable:No), and impact is confined to ticket metadata manipulation - no code execution, file access, or privilege escalation to admin is implied.

Impact

The CVSS base score of 3.8 (Low) reflects the realistic constrained impact: the attack vector is network (AV:N), complexity is low (AC:L), but high privileges are required (PR:H), meaning the attacker must already hold a support agent account. EPSS at 0.13% (3rd percentile) corroborates the low exploitation probability despite the POC being publicly available - the SSVC assessment concurs: Automatable:No and Technical Impact:Partial. The combination of required authenticated access, restricted scope of impact (ticket reassignment only, no RCE or data exfiltration), and no KEV listing places this firmly in a 'monitor and patch on next cycle' category rather than emergency response. The primary real-world risk is insider threat or compromised agent credential scenarios, not opportunistic internet-scale exploitation. The low EPSS despite POC availability aligns with the PR:H prerequisite reducing attacker pool.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has obtained or registered a restricted support agent account on a target WordPress site running Fluent Support below 2.3.1 sends a crafted HTTP request to the ticket reassignment endpoint, supplying the ID of a ticket outside their granted scope. A publicly available proof-of-concept demonstrates this technique. Because no additional conditions are required beyond holding a support agent role, the exploit is straightforward for any insider or attacker with compromised agent credentials.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 05, 2026

Broken object-level authorization in Fluent Support WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 allows restricted support agents to reassign the customer field on any ticket system-wide, bypassing per-ticket scope enforcement. Affected are WordPress installations running Fluent Support versions prior to 2.3.1 where restricted support agent accounts exist. An authenticated agent can manipulate ticket ownership across the entire helpdesk, exposing customer metadata and corrupting ticket assignment integrity. A publicly available proof-of-concept exists; EPSS probability is very low (0.13%, 3rd percentile) and no CISA KEV listing indicates no confirmed mass exploitation.

RemediationAI

Update Fluent Support to version 2.3.1 or later, which introduces per-ticket access checks before customer reassignment. This is the primary and recommended remediation, confirmed by the WPScan advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cd488221-6efd-42a0-badc-315c60ec0b99/. If an immediate upgrade is not feasible, a compensating control is to audit and minimize the number of accounts holding restricted support agent roles, reducing the exposed attack surface - note this does not eliminate the flaw but narrows the pool of accounts that could abuse it. Additionally, WordPress administrators can temporarily restrict the ticket reassignment capability at the application or WAF level by blocking the relevant AJAX action endpoint if identifiable, though this may disrupt legitimate agent workflows. No workarounds eliminate the underlying IDOR; patching to 2.3.1 is the only confirmed fix.

Affected VersionsENISA

Fluent Support 0 <2.3.1

Affected Packages

euvd fluent_support fix: 2.3.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Fluent Support is a WordPress-native helpdesk and customer support ticketing plugin. The vulnerability is rooted in CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key), an IDOR class flaw where the plugin exposes a ticket mutation endpoint that accepts a ticket identifier as a user-controlled parameter but fails to verify that the requesting agent is authorized to operate on that specific ticket before executing the customer reassignment. The WordPress plugin architecture allows role-based agent scoping, but this scope check was absent on the reassignment code path. The CPE string (cpe:2.3:a:unknown:fluent_support:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) reflects all versions prior to 2.3.1 as affected; the vendor identifier field is unresolved in NVD at time of analysis.

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Severity by source

Vendor (WPScan) PRIMARY 3.8 LOW
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 3.8 LOW

Network-reachable endpoint but requires authenticated support agent account (PR:H); limited confidentiality and integrity impact from ticket reassignment only, no availability impact.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).

CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Aug 05, 2026 - 17:22 NVD
3.8 (None) 3.8 (LOW)
Patch available
Aug 01, 2026 - 07:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 01, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 01, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
LOW 3.8

DescriptionCVE.org

The Fluent Support WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not perform a per-ticket access check before reassigning a ticket's customer, allowing a restricted support agent to change the assigned customer of any ticket in the system, including tickets outside their granted scope.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular WordPress helpdesk plugin with established but non-ubiquitous install base
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
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 LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
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
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Low
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +19
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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