WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
User Registration & Membership < 5.2.8 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect via Login Redirect Parameters
Description
The plugin does not validate the destination of a post-login redirect before redirecting, allowing unauthenticated attackers to redirect visitors to an arbitrary external URL, which can be abused for phishing.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 5.2.8 References
CVE
Classification
Type
REDIRECT
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Sai Praneeth Koti
Submitter
Sai Praneeth Koti
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-09-11 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-09-11 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-11 (about 1 day ago)
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