Description
The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.8 does not properly restrict who may author a membership plan or validate the plan a user attaches to their own account, allowing authenticated users with Author-level access and above to assign themselves an arbitrary role and escalate their privileges to Administrator.
Published:
2026-09-13
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History
Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.8 does not properly restrict who may author a membership plan or validate the plan a user attaches to their own account, allowing authenticated users with Author-level access and above to assign themselves an arbitrary role and escalate their privileges to Administrator. | |
| Title | User Registration & Membership < 5.2.8 - Author+ Privilege Escalation to Administrator | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-13T06:00:07.965Z
Reserved: 2026-08-25T18:22:58.616Z
Link: CVE-2026-80071
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-13T06:16:24.947
Modified: 2026-09-13T06:16:24.947
Link: CVE-2026-80071
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