WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
User Registration & Membership < 5.1.6 - Unauthenticated Missing Authorization to Admin Approval Bypass via 'action' Parameter
Description
The User Registration & Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.5. This is due to the is_admin_creation_process() method relying solely on the presence of action=createuser in the $_REQUEST superglobal without performing any authentication or capability check. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the admin approval requirement when registering new accounts via the fallback submission path.
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References
Classification
Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Anthony Cihan (Hann1bl3L3ct3r)
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-05-13 (about 5 months ago)
Added
2026-05-13 (about 5 months ago)
Last Updated
2026-05-14 (about 5 months ago)