CVE-2026-16736

high

Description

The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not enforce the site's registration-disabled setting when processing registration-form submissions, allowing unauthenticated users to create new accounts even when the administrator has turned off open registration.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dc0d63d6-bcd9-4f14-865a-49d254a831a2/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-05

Updated: 2026-08-05

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N