CVE-2026-1492
CRITICALCVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Description
The User Registration & Membership - Custom Registration Form Builder, Custom Login Form, User Profile, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to improper privilege management in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.2. This is due to the plugin accepting a user-supplied role during membership registration without properly enforcing a server-side allowlist. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create administrator accounts by supplying a role value during membership registration.
Analysis
Privilege escalation in User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin.
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Remediation
Within 24 hours: Identify all WordPress instances using this plugin and document current version numbers; disable the plugin immediately if version 5.1.2 or earlier is detected. Within 7 days: Audit user accounts for unauthorized privilege escalation and review access logs; contact the vendor for patch timeline and interim guidance. …
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