CVE-2026-15222: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in wpeverest User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder
Description
The The User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.8. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.4medium
Affected software
wpeverest
User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-15222 is a code injection vulnerability (CWE-94) in the User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder WordPress plugin. The flaw exists in all versions up to 5.2.8, where the plugin improperly controls the generation of code by allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level privileges or above to execute arbitrary shortcodes via insufficient validation before calling do_shortcode.
Potential Impact
An attacker with subscriber-level access or higher can execute arbitrary shortcodes, potentially leading to limited code execution within the context of the WordPress site. The CVSS score of 5.4 (medium severity) reflects that the impact includes limited confidentiality and integrity loss but no availability impact. There are no known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation link is provided in the data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict subscriber-level user capabilities where possible and monitor for suspicious shortcode usage.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-09T08:43:58.506Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ad1cc6e2cdf04f656c71863
Added to database: 10/16/2026, 07:04:14 UTC
Last enriched: 10/16/2026, 07:19:00 UTC
Last updated: 10/16/2026, 19:03:29 UTC
Views: 18
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