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CVE-2026-110523: WP User Manager 2.9.21 - 2.9.25 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Paid Registration Role After Stripe Disconnect
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-10-21 · updated 2026-10-21
- Weakness: CWE-269
Description
The WP User Manager WordPress plugin before 2.9.26 does not keep its paid-registration capability restrictions in force once the payment gateway is disconnected, while a published paid registration form continues to assign its configured role, allowing unauthenticated users to register and immediately obtain a privileged administrator-equivalent role without completing the payment meant to gate it.
Affected products
- WP User Manager: from 2.9.21 before 2.9.26 — fixed in 2.9.26
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: WP User Manager 2.9.26. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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