CVE-2026-3601
User Registration & Membership <= 5.1.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Limited Page Content Modification
CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The User Registration & Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the `embed_form_action()` function in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to append shortcode content to arbitrary pages they do not own or have permission to edit.
| CWE | CWE-862 |
| Vendor | wpeverest |
| Product | user registration & membership – free & paid memberships, subscriptions, content restriction, user profile, custom user registration & login builder |
| Published | May 5, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
wpeverest / User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder
0 ≤ 5.1.4
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c8798fb2-4cab-4960-9e32-fd74bb4a5091?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-registration/trunk/includes/class-ur-ajax.php#L1003 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-registration/tags/5.1.2/includes/class-ur-ajax.php#L1003 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-registration/trunk/includes/admin/class-ur-admin-assets.php#L370 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-registration/tags/5.1.2/includes/admin/class-ur-admin-assets.php#L370 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3485702/user-registration/trunk/includes/class-ur-ajax.php?contextall=1
Credits
Hunter Jensen