CVE-2026-1779 (GCVE-0-2026-1779)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-26 02:23 – Updated: 2026-02-26 02:23
VLAI?
Title
User Registration & Membership <= 5.1.2 - Authentication Bypass
Summary
The User Registration & Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 5.1.2. This is due to incorrect authentication in the 'register_member' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in a newly registered user on the site who has the 'urm_user_just_created' user meta set.
Severity ?
8.1 (High)
CWE
- CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wpeverest | User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder |
Affected:
* , ≤ 5.1.2
(semver)
|
Credits
Jude Nwadinobi
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Sightings
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