CVE-2026-1779 (GCVE-0-2026-1779)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-26 02:23 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-26 14:36 UTC
CWE
- CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wpeverest | User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 5.1.2
(semver)
|
guessed |
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