Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in User Registration & Membership Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2026-80071
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Key Information:
- Vendor
WordPress
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 13 September 2026
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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC
What is CVE-2026-80071?
The User Registration & Membership plugin for WordPress prior to version 5.2.8 contains a vulnerability that inadequately enforces role assignments. This flaw enables authenticated users holding Author-level access or higher to improperly assign themselves elevated permissions, including Administrator rights. As a result, these users can leverage this loophole to gain control over membership plans and manage user roles, posing significant risks to site integrity and data security.
Affected Version(s)
User Registration & Membership 0 < 5.2.8
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.