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User Registration & Membership CVE-2026-16736

| EUVDEUVD-2026-53108 HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-08-05 WPScan GHSA-r7cf-cqmf-q6pj
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: WPScan
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Vendor (WPScan) PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI
6.5 MEDIUM

Unauthenticated network access with no complexity; C:L and I:L reflect member-content exposure and unauthorized account writes, not full system compromise.

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 05, 2026 - 16:48 vuln.today
Patch available
Aug 05, 2026 - 07:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 05, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 05, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not enforce the site's registration-disabled setting when processing registration-form submissions, allowing unauthenticated users to create new accounts even when the administrator has turned off open registration.

AnalysisAI

Registration enforcement bypass in the User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin (all versions before 5.2.6) allows unauthenticated users to create accounts on sites where the administrator has explicitly disabled open registration. The plugin processes registration form submissions without validating the site-level registration-disabled setting, effectively nullifying an administrative security control. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The target site must have the User Registration & Membership plugin installed and active with a version prior to 5.2.6. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) scores 7.5 and accurately captures the low-friction, unauthenticated, network-reachable nature of the flaw. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Upgrade the User Registration & Membership plugin to version 5.2.6 or later - this is the vendor-released patch confirmed to address the bypass. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, conduct a complete inventory of WordPress installations using User Registration & Membership plugin and identify those running versions prior to 5.2.6. …

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