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CVE-2026-79996

HIGH 7.2 CVSS 3.1
Published
August 28, 2026
Last modified
August 28, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-269
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not perform a capability check when saving its login settings, allowing authenticated users who have been granted a User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 management capability but not full administrator access to change arbitrary site options and escalate their privileges to administrator.

Affected WordPress components

  • User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder Plugin · user-registration
    Confirmed match Active
    Before 5.2.6
    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 User Registration & Membership — Before 5.2.6

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/609bbb7c-c19a-4c72-8cef-95598a2cfc0d/
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record