CVE-2026-9242

RegistrationMagic <= 6.0.8.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass via Forged PayPal IPN Request

Published Jun 27, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in all versions up to and including 6.0.8.6. This is due to the PayPal IPN `callback` handler being registered as a nopriv AJAX action with no authentication or nonce requirement, and critically because the handler updates the payment log database row with attacker-controlled POST data — including `payment_status` and the `custom` field encoding the target `user_id` — before PayPal IPN validation is performed, meaning the database remains poisoned even when validation subsequently fails. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to authenticate as any WordPress user, including administrators, by submitting a forged IPN request that overwrites a payment log entry's `user_id` with that of a target account, then visiting the success return URL with a legitimately obtained security hash to cause the plugin to issue real WordPress authentication cookies for the targeted account.

Remediation

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References
Link Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.1/includes/class_rm_utilities.php#L1384 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.1/public/class_rm_public.php#L728 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.1/services/class_rm_paypal_service.php#L110 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.1/services/class_rm_paypal_service.php#L155 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.4/includes/class_rm_utilities.php#L1384 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.4/public/class_rm_public.php#L728 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.4/services/class_rm_paypal_service.php#L110 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.4/services/class_rm_paypal_service.php#L155 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/includes/class_rm_utilities.php#L1384 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/public/class_rm_public.php#L728 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/services/class_rm_paypal_service.php#L110 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/services/class_rm_paypal_service.php#L155 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3532900%40custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager&new=3532900%40custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1dcf68fd-e9d3-4a46-8bd4-15c2598b91fe?source=cve cve-icon cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Metagauss
Metagauss registrationmagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, And User Login
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Metagauss
Metagauss registrationmagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, And User Login
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in all versions up to and including 6.0.8.6. This is due to the PayPal IPN `callback` handler being registered as a nopriv AJAX action with no authentication or nonce requirement, and critically because the handler updates the payment log database row with attacker-controlled POST data — including `payment_status` and the `custom` field encoding the target `user_id` — before PayPal IPN validation is performed, meaning the database remains poisoned even when validation subsequently fails. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to authenticate as any WordPress user, including administrators, by submitting a forged IPN request that overwrites a payment log entry's `user_id` with that of a target account, then visiting the success return URL with a legitimately obtained security hash to cause the plugin to issue real WordPress authentication cookies for the targeted account.
Title RegistrationMagic <= 6.0.8.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass via Forged PayPal IPN Request
Weaknesses CWE-345
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Jun 29, 2026, 12:23 PM
Reserved
May 21, 2026, 7:02 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 27, 2026, 8:16 AM
Modified
Jun 29, 2026, 6:40 PM