WP User Manager Plugin up to 2.9.25 on WordPress privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in WP User Manager Plugin up to 2.9.25. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-110523. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in WP User Manager Plugin up to 2.9.25. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-110523 since 10/14/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2.9.26 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• WP User Manager Plugin

Version

• 2.9.0
• 2.9.1
• 2.9.2
• 2.9.3
• 2.9.4
• 2.9.5
• 2.9.6
• 2.9.7
• 2.9.8
• 2.9.9
• 2.9.10
• 2.9.11
• 2.9.12
• 2.9.13
• 2.9.14
• 2.9.15
• 2.9.16
• 2.9.17
• 2.9.18
• 2.9.19
• 2.9.20
• 2.9.21
• 2.9.22
• 2.9.23
• 2.9.24
• 2.9.25

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