CVE-2026-3601
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
05/05/2026
Last modified:
05/05/2026
Description
The User Registration & Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the `embed_form_action()` function in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to append shortcode content to arbitrary pages they do not own or have permission to edit.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
4.30
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-registration/tags/5.1.2/includes/admin/class-ur-admin-assets.php#L370
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-registration/tags/5.1.2/includes/class-ur-ajax.php#L1003
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-registration/trunk/includes/admin/class-ur-admin-assets.php#L370
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-registration/trunk/includes/class-ur-ajax.php#L1003
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3485702/user-registration/trunk/includes/class-ur-ajax.php?contextall=1
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c8798fb2-4cab-4960-9e32-fd74bb4a5091?source=cve



