Description
The Theme My Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 7.1.15 on Multisite installations. This is due to the `tml_ms_signup_handler()` function's `gimmeanotherblog` branch failing to enforce the network's `active_signup` registration policy, checking only `is_user_logged_in()` while sibling branches such as `validate-blog-signup` apply the full policy gate. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to directly POST `stage=gimmeanotherblog` to Theme My Login's signup route, bypassing the configured registration policy entirely — even when it is set to `none` or `user` — which causes `wpmu_create_blog()` to execute with the attacker's user ID, after which WordPress core assigns the Administrator role on the newly created subsite via `add_user_to_blog()`. The privilege gain is scoped to the newly created subsite only; the attacker's account retains Subscriber-level access on the main site and does not obtain Super Admin or network-level capabilities such as `manage_network` or `manage_sites`.
Published: 2026-09-05
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation to Subsite Administrator
Action: Upgrade Plugin
AI Analysis

Impact

The Theme My Login plugin exhibits a missing authorization flaw that allows any authenticated user with Subscriber-level or higher access to create a new multisite subsite by posting "stage=gimmeanotherblog" to the signup route. The flaw bypasses the network registration policy, resulting in WordPress core assigning the Administrator role on the newly created subsite to the attacking user. The elevated privileges are confined to the subsite level; the attacker’s role on the main network site remains unchanged.

Affected Systems

WordPress Multisite installations using the Theme My Login plugin version 7.1.15 or earlier, maintained by the vendor jfarthing84.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.3 indicates a moderate severity. EPSS data is unavailable, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Because the attack vector requires an already authenticated user, exposure is limited to sites where subscribers have sufficient access rights. Successful exploitation grants local administrative rights on the newly created subsite, enabling configuration changes, plugin installations, or other subsite-level actions.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 5, 2026 at 06:22 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Theme My Login plugin to version 7.2.0 or later.
  • If upgrading is not immediately possible, block or disable the "gimmeanotherblog" signup stage via a web application firewall or by editing the plugin’s routing rules.
  • Review and tighten the network registration policy to ensure it is properly enforced across all signup stages, and remove or limit Subscriber-level access if not required.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 5, 2026 at 06:22 UTC.

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History

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Jeff Farthing
Jeff Farthing theme My Login
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Vendors & Products Jeff Farthing
Jeff Farthing theme My Login
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Sat, 05 Sep 2026 05:45:00 +0000

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Description The Theme My Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 7.1.15 on Multisite installations. This is due to the `tml_ms_signup_handler()` function's `gimmeanotherblog` branch failing to enforce the network's `active_signup` registration policy, checking only `is_user_logged_in()` while sibling branches such as `validate-blog-signup` apply the full policy gate. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to directly POST `stage=gimmeanotherblog` to Theme My Login's signup route, bypassing the configured registration policy entirely — even when it is set to `none` or `user` — which causes `wpmu_create_blog()` to execute with the attacker's user ID, after which WordPress core assigns the Administrator role on the newly created subsite via `add_user_to_blog()`. The privilege gain is scoped to the newly created subsite only; the attacker's account retains Subscriber-level access on the main site and does not obtain Super Admin or network-level capabilities such as `manage_network` or `manage_sites`.
Title Theme My Login <= 7.1.15 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Unauthorized Multisite Subsite Creation via 'gimmeanotherblog' Signup Stage
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Jeff Farthing Theme My Login
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-07T11:17:26.627Z

Reserved: 2026-08-31T21:17:50.889Z

Link: CVE-2026-83628

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-07T11:15:11.111Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-05T06:17:10.230

Modified: 2026-09-08T13:12:58.310

Link: CVE-2026-83628

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-07T08:15:14Z

Weaknesses