CVE-2026-16736

User Registration & Membership < 5.2.6 - Unauthenticated Account Creation While Registration Disabled

Published Aug 5, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not enforce the site's registration-disabled setting when processing registration-form submissions, allowing unauthenticated users to create new accounts even when the administrator has turned off open registration.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
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Description The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not enforce the site's registration-disabled setting when processing registration-form submissions, allowing unauthenticated users to create new accounts even when the administrator has turned off open registration.
Title User Registration & Membership < 5.2.6 - Unauthenticated Account Creation While Registration Disabled
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2026, 3:18 PM
Reserved
Jul 23, 2026, 7:49 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 5, 2026, 7:16 AM
Modified
Aug 26, 2026, 4:31 PM