Membership User Registration & Membership Plugin up to 5.1.x on WordPress improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Membership User Registration & Membership Plugin up to 5.1.x on WordPress. This affects an unknown function of the component User Registration Handler. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-11965. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Membership User Registration & Membership Plugin up to 5.1.x on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component User Registration Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.0 does not enforce payment completion before activating a paid membership subscription, allowing unauthenticated users (after self-registering an account through the open registration flow) to obtain an active subscription on any paid plan without paying and access the gated content.

The weakness was released by John Umoru. The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-11965 since 06/11/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 5.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-41255). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: User Registration & Membership Plugin 5.2.0

Timelineinfo

06/11/2026 CVE reserved
07/02/2026 +21 days Advisory disclosed
07/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: John Umoru
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-11965 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-11965
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-375801
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2026 09:09
Updated: 07/02/2026 12:42
Changes: 07/02/2026 09:09 (58), 07/02/2026 12:42 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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