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Registration Form for WooCommerce EUVDEUVD-2026-37643

| CVE-2026-54807 CRITICAL
Incorrect Privilege Assignment (CWE-266)
2026-06-17 Patchstack
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI
9.8 CRITICAL

Network-reachable WordPress registration endpoint, no auth or interaction, and role-assignment flaw yields full admin takeover - full C/I/A impact at PR:N/UI:N.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Jun 17, 2026 - 11:51 vuln.today
CVE Published
Jun 17, 2026 - 09:51 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in Registration Form for WooCommerce <= 1.0.9 versions.

AnalysisAI

Unauthenticated privilege escalation in the ThemeGrill Registration Form for WooCommerce WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.0.9) allows remote attackers to elevate privileges without credentials, potentially gaining administrative control over the WordPress site. With a CVSS of 9.8 and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, the flaw is reported by Patchstack and tagged as a Privilege Escalation issue in the WordPress plugin ecosystem.

Technical ContextAI

The affected component is the Registration Form for WooCommerce plugin developed by ThemeGrill (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:themegrill:registration_form_for_woocommerce), a WordPress extension that augments WooCommerce's customer registration workflow. The root cause is classified as CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment), meaning the plugin assigns a user role or capability set that exceeds what should be granted during registration - typically because the form does not adequately sanitize or restrict role-related parameters submitted by the client. In WordPress, role assignment is a privileged operation; when a registration handler trusts client-supplied role/meta fields (e.g., 'role', 'wp_capabilities', or custom meta keys), an unauthenticated visitor can self-register as an administrator.

RemediationAI

Upstream fix available per Patchstack advisory; released patched version not independently confirmed from the provided data - administrators should upgrade Registration Form for WooCommerce to the latest version above 1.0.9 as published by ThemeGrill and verify the installed version via the WordPress plugins screen. Until the update is applied, compensating controls include deactivating the plugin entirely (which disables the custom registration form and may force fallback to WooCommerce/WordPress default registration), restricting access to wp-login.php and the plugin's registration endpoint via web application firewall rules or .htaccess IP allow-lists (which may block legitimate new customer signups), and auditing wp_users / wp_usermeta for unexpected administrator accounts created since deployment. Patchstack vPatch customers can rely on the virtual patch referenced at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/registration-form-for-woocommerce/vulnerability/wordpress-registration-form-for-woocommerce-plugin-1-0-9-privilege-escalation-vulnerability.

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