CVE-2026-11964 PUBLISHED

User Registration & Membership < 5.2.2 - Unauthenticated PayPal Webhook Signature Verification Bypass Leading to Membership Activation

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 11.06.2026 Published: 13.07.2026 Updated: 13.07.2026

The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.2 does not verify the authenticity of incoming payment-provider webhook notifications before acting on them, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge a payment-approved event and activate a paid membership subscription without completing a real payment.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product User Registration & Membership
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 5.2.2 (excl.)

Credits

  • Alessandro Greco aka Aleff finder
  • Giovanbattista Ianni (University of Calabria - UNICAL) finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication CWE