CVE-2026-1779
HIGH
8.1
CVSS 3.1
Description
The User Registration & Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 5.1.2. This is due to incorrect authentication in the 'register_member' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in a newly registered user on the site who has the 'urm_user_just_created' user meta set.
Affected WordPress components
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User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder Plugin · user-registrationUp to and including 5.1.2View 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
- wpeverest User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder — Up to and including 5.1.2
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-registration/tags/5.0.4/modules/membership/includes/AJAX.php#L246
- www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d99bc021-ba9e-4294-8dd2-c25bc8007d05?source=cve
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record