CVE-2026-75823

WP User Frontend 3.5.29 - 4.3.11 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Registration Role Encryption

Published Sep 30, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The User Frontend WordPress plugin before 4.3.12 does not prevent tampering with the role assigned by its registration form, allowing unauthenticated users to register with a higher privileged role, such as Editor.

This affects installations running a PHP build where the sodium extension is unavailable, and where a registration page has been configured. The administrator role cannot be obtained this way.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
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Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The User Frontend WordPress plugin before 4.3.12 does not prevent tampering with the role assigned by its registration form, allowing unauthenticated users to register with a higher privileged role, such as Editor. This affects installations running a PHP build where the sodium extension is unavailable, and where a registration page has been configured. The administrator role cannot be obtained this way.
Title WP User Frontend 3.5.29 - 4.3.11 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Registration Role Encryption
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Sep 30, 2026, 1:37 PM
Reserved
Aug 18, 2026, 10:42 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 30, 2026, 6:17 AM
Modified
Sep 30, 2026, 4:28 PM