CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-19806

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.40%

33th percentile - higher than 33% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Support Genix plugin for WordPress up to version 1.4.52 is vulnerable to authentication bypass leading to administrator account takeover via the guest_ticket_login() function and its p parameter. The site-wide AES-256-CBC encryption key is derived from only three two-digit wp_rand(10, 99) values and a Unix timestamp via md5(), yielding approximately 19.5 bits of entropy, combined with a deterministic IV. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above, who can obtain a single legitimate guest ticket token as a known-plaintext oracle, to recover the encryption key and forge a token for an administrator, leading to full administrative access.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could take over an administrator account and gain full control of the WordPress site, potentially leading to data theft, malware installation, and further attacks.

Recommendation

Update the plugin to the latest version. Restrict access to the /sgnix/?p=<token> endpoint and monitor logs for unusual requests.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The Support Genix – Helpdesk, AI Chatbot, Knowledge Base & Customer Support Ticketing System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass leading to Administrator Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.52 via the `guest_ticket_login()` function and its `p` parameter. This is due to the site-wide AES-256-CBC encryption key being derived from only three two-digit `wp_rand(10, 99)` values and a Unix timestamp via `md5()` — yielding approximately 19.5 bits of entropy — combined with a deterministic IV derived from the password, no authentication tag on the ciphertext, and no capability check, nonce, or session validation on the publicly reachable `/sgnix/?p=<token>` endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, who can obtain a single legitimate guest ticket token as a known-plaintext oracle and bound the plugin activation timestamp, to exhaust the ~729,000-candidate keyspace entirely offline, recover the site-wide encryption key, and forge a self-consistent `{ticket_id, ticket_user}` token targeting any administrator-owned ticket. Submitting the forged token to the unprotected endpoint causes `wp_set_auth_cookie()` to be called for that administrator, granting the attacker full administrative access to the WordPress site.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS