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CVE-2026-13598

CRITICAL 9.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
August 23, 2026
Last modified
October 12, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-269
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The RestrictMate WordPress plugin before 1.3.0 does not restrict the user role supplied during account registration, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create a new administrator account and gain a logged-in administrator session, leading to full site takeover.

Affected WordPress components

  • RestrictMate – Restrict Page, Post and any Content ( Content Restriction and Membership Plugin) Plugin · restrictmate
    Confirmed match Active
    Before 1.3.0
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown RestrictMate — Before 1.3.0

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05fd8e45-92fa-4ed4-ae59-9a7b7743ea34/
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record