CVE-2026-11961

User Registration & Membership < 5.2.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Unbound members_data Membership ID

Published Jul 17, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.3 does not validate that the membership tier submitted during public registration is one of the tiers allowed by the registration form before assigning that tier's associated user role, allowing unauthenticated users to register into an arbitrary published membership tier and obtain its role — up to administrator when such a tier exists.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpuserregistration
Wpuserregistration user Registration \& Membership
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpuserregistration
Wpuserregistration user Registration \& Membership
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.3 does not validate that the membership tier submitted during public registration is one of the tiers allowed by the registration form before assigning that tier's associated user role, allowing unauthenticated users to register into an arbitrary published membership tier and obtain its role — up to administrator when such a tier exists.
Title User Registration & Membership < 5.2.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Unbound members_data Membership ID
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Jul 17, 2026, 2:12 PM
Reserved
Jun 11, 2026, 7:56 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 17, 2026, 7:16 AM
Modified
Jul 17, 2026, 3:44 PM