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WP User Manager CVE-2026-110527

| EUVDEUVD-2026-103257 MEDIUM
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-10-17 contact@wpscan.com GHSA-v7wr-g973-rw99
5.3
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
    Reach payment-gated registration page
  2. Exploit
    Submit registration to create account
  3. Execution
    Fail or abandon payment step
  4. Impact
    Retain functional unpaid WordPress account

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

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 the target site runs WP User Manager (version 2.9.x below 2.9.20) with its payment-gated registration workflow enabled - i.e., registration is configured to require a completed payment. The attack is triggered by initiating that registration flow and then letting the payment step fail or abandoning it; the plugin creates the WordPress account before payment confirmation and never rolls it back. The principal limiting factor is configuration-dependence: sites that do not use payment-gated/paid registration are unaffected, which meaningfully narrows the exposed population below the raw AV:N/PR:N vector. No authentication and no user interaction beyond the attacker's own registration attempt are needed against a vulnerable, in-scope configuration.

Impact

The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, base 5.3 Medium) is internally consistent and credible: this is a remote, unauthenticated, low-complexity flaw with no user interaction, but with impact limited to Integrity-Low (unauthorized account creation) and zero Confidentiality or Availability impact. No EPSS score, SSVC decision, or CISA KEV entry was supplied in the input, and no public exploit code is referenced, so there is no signal of active or probable exploitation to contrast against the CVSS. The signals are therefore concordant rather than conflicting - a genuinely low-to-moderate priority. This is best characterized as a business-logic/authorization abuse (bypassing a payment gate) rather than a system-compromise vulnerability: the created account is a standard, functional WordPress user, not necessarily an administrator, so the practical damage is revenue loss and unpaid access, not takeover. One caveat to verify with the vendor: the privilege level of the auto-created account is not stated, and if the payment-gated role grants elevated capabilities the real-world Integrity impact could be higher than the base vector suggests. Missing EPSS/KEV/POC data is an absence of signal, not evidence of safety.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker visits a WordPress site running WP User Manager with payment-gated registration enabled, submits the registration form to trigger account creation, and then allows the subsequent payment step to fail or abandons it. Because the plugin does not roll back the already-created WordPress account, the attacker is left with a working, logged-in account without ever paying. No public exploit code is referenced in the available data, but the technique requires only ordinary browser interaction with the registration flow.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 18, 2026

Unauthenticated account creation in the WP User Manager WordPress plugin versions 2.9.x before 2.9.20 allows remote attackers to obtain functional WordPress accounts without completing payment when the site uses payment-gated registration. The plugin creates the WordPress user before payment confirmation and does not roll it back if the payment step fails, leaving an integrity-only impact (CVSS 5.3, C:N/I:L/A:N). Exploitation is configuration-dependent because only sites with payment-gated registration enabled are exposed; no public exploit identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade WP User Manager to version 2.9.20 or later; this is the primary remediation and should be applied to all WordPress installations running the plugin. After upgrading, verify that payment-gated registration settings are configured as intended and audit recently created accounts for unpaid or abandoned registrations. If upgrading cannot be done immediately, disable payment-gated registration or require manual administrator approval before new accounts become active; the trade-off is that paid signups will be blocked or delayed and manual review increases administrative workload. As a further compensating control, restrict or monitor the plugin's registration endpoints and alert on accounts created without a corresponding successful payment, while accepting that legitimate registration traffic may be affected by restrictive rules. Refer to the WPScan advisory (https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a9368969-cc1c-48b7-aa39-94a4d3c50669/), VulDB entry (https://vuldb.com/vuln/421567), and NVD record (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110527) for vendor and reference details.

Affected VersionsENISA

WP User Manager 2.9 <2.9.20

Affected Packages

euvd wp_user_manager fix: 2.9.20

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

WP User Manager is a WordPress plugin that extends registration and user-profile workflows, including payment-gated registration where an account should only become usable after a successful payment. The root cause is CWE-284 Improper Access Control combined with non-atomic account provisioning: the plugin creates the WordPress user record before the payment gateway confirms success, and when the payment step fails or is abandoned it does not remove or disable that account. The result is an authentication-bypass-style outcome: an unauthenticated remote attacker (CVSS AV:N/PR:N, AC:L/UI:N) can complete the registration form, let payment fail, and retain a functional account that was meant to require payment. Impact is limited to Integrity-Low because the primary consequence is unauthorized account creation; Confidentiality and Availability impacts are None. No CPE strings were supplied in the input, but EUVD identifies affected versions as WP User Manager 2.9 through versions below 2.9.20. The practical exposure is narrower than the raw network vector suggests because sites that do not enable payment-gated/paid registration are not affected.

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Severity by source

Vendor (wpscan) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.3 MEDIUM

Remote unauthenticated registration abuse needs no privileges or interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); impact is unauthorized account creation only, so I:L with C:N/A:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/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
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Oct 18, 2026 - 12:22 NVD
5.3 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Oct 17, 2026 - 07:00 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 17, 2026 - 06:16 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.3
CVE Published
Oct 17, 2026 - 06:16 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

The WP User Manager WordPress plugin before 2.9.20 does not roll back the WordPress account it creates during payment-gated registration when the subsequent payment step fails, allowing unauthenticated users to create functional accounts without completing payment.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
established WordPress user-management plugin, but paid-registration feature is a subset of installs
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
4 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 Yes
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
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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