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CVE-2026-80071— User Registration & Membership < 5.2.8 - Author+ Privilege Escalation to Administrator

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Affected
Unknown User Registration & Membership
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

WordPress 插件“User Registration & Membership”在 5.2.8 版本之前，未正确限制谁可以创建会员计划，也未对用户关联到自身账户的会员计划进行有效验证，导致拥有作者（Author）及以上权限的已认证用户能够为自己分配任意角色，从而将其权限提升至管理员（Administrator）。

AI Predicted 7.2 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.46% · P40

Affected Version Matrix 1

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Unknown User Registration & Membership < 5.2.8 affected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-80071

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
User Registration & Membership < 5.2.8 - Author+ Privilege Escalation to Administrator
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.8 does not properly restrict who may author a membership plan or validate the plan a user attaches to their own account, allowing authenticated users with Author-level access and above to assign themselves an arbitrary role and escalate their privileges to Administrator.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Unknown User Registration & Membership 0 ~ 5.2.8 -

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Security Blog Posts for CVE-2026-80071 (1)

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