Description
The User Registration & Membership – Custom Registration Form, Login Form, and User Profile plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.2 via the 'register_member' function, due to missing validation on the 'member_id' user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary user accounts that newly registered on the site who has the 'urm_user_just_created' user meta set.
Published: 2026-02-26
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthenticated Deletion of Newly Registered User Accounts
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The User Registration & Membership plugin for WordPress is affected by an Insecure Direct Object Reference flaw in the register_member function. The member_id parameter is not subject to any server‑side validation, allowing any user to supply the identifier of a new account that still carries the special 'urm_user_just_created' meta field and have that account removed. The vulnerability does not expose user credentials or sensitive data, but it does enable an attacker to silently delete user accounts, potentially disrupting service, losing content, and forcing legitimate users to re‑register.

Affected Systems

All WordPress installations running the wpeverest User Registration & Membership plugin version 5.1.2 or earlier are vulnerable. The affected component is the plugin’s register_member AJAX handler, which is exposed to unauthenticated web traffic.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.3 indicates moderate severity, while the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a low probability of exploitation at present. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is a remote HTTP request that invokes the register_member AJAX endpoint with a crafted member_id value. An attacker does not need authentication, making exploitation simple but limited to accounts that still possess the 'urm_user_just_created' meta tag.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 15, 2026 at 18:02 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the User Registration & Membership plugin to the latest stable release, which includes the fix for the member_id validation issue.
  • If an update cannot be applied immediately, remove or restrict the register_member AJAX handler so that it can only be called by authenticated administrators, for example by adding role checks or disabling the action entirely.
  • Add custom server‑side validation to reject any deletion request made by a non‑administrator or to exclude users that have the 'urm_user_just_created' meta, unless explicit permission is granted.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 15, 2026 at 18:02 UTC.

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History

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpeverest
Wpeverest user Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpeverest
Wpeverest user Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The User Registration & Membership – Custom Registration Form, Login Form, and User Profile plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.2 via the 'register_member' function, due to missing validation on the 'member_id' user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary user accounts that newly registered on the site who has the 'urm_user_just_created' user meta set.
Title User Registration & Membership <= 5.1.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Unauthenticated Limited User Deletion
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress
Wpeverest User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:13:17.648Z

Reserved: 2026-02-11T16:54:51.661Z

Link: CVE-2026-2356

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-26T14:41:49.306Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-02-26T03:16:05.293

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2026-2356

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-15T18:15:10Z

Weaknesses