CVE-2026-16736 PUBLISHED

User Registration & Membership < 5.2.6 - Unauthenticated Account Creation While Registration Disabled

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 23.07.2026 Published: 05.08.2026 Updated: 05.08.2026

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.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product User Registration & Membership
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 5.2.6 (excl.)

Credits

  • Nguyễn Đức Hòa finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-284 Improper Access Control CWE