CVE-2026-79995: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in User Registration & Membership
The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.5 does not verify that the account whose pending email change is being cancelled belongs to the user making the request, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access and above to cancel any other user's in-progress email change, including an administrator's.
CVE-2026-79995: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in User Registration & Membership
Description
The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.5 does not verify that the account whose pending email change is being cancelled belongs to the user making the request, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access and above to cancel any other user's in-progress email change, including an administrator's.
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T17:07:25.695Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a913ad4acd9273b4992fa65
Added to database: 08/28/2026, 07:37:56 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 08:22:28 UTC
Views: 4
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