Description
The User Registration PRO – Custom Registration Form, Login Form, and User Profile WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via HTTP Referer Header in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This vulnerability is present only in the premium build of the plugin and is not present in the free WordPress.org distribution. The nonce required to call the vulnerable AJAX endpoint is localized into the page source of every front-end page for anonymous visitors, making it fully obtainable by unauthenticated attackers.
Published: 2026-10-16
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthenticated Stored Cross‑Site Scripting
Action: Patch immediately
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to send a malicious HTTP Referer header that the User Registration PRO plugin stores without sanitization or escaping. When a user later visits any page that displays this header, the script is executed in the victim’s browser context. The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to send a malicious HTTP Referer header that the User Registration PRO plugin stores without sanitization or escaping. When a user later visits any page that displays this header, the script is executed in the victim’s browser context.

Affected Systems

The issue affects the WPEverest User Registration PRO – Custom Registration Form, Login Form, and User Profile WordPress Plugin in all releases up to and including version 6.2.9. The free distribution is not affected. Only the premium build contains the vulnerable AJAX endpoint.

Risk and Exploitability

Because the vulnerable data path is available to all anonymous visitors and no additional authentication or restriction is required, the exploitation likelihood is moderate to high. The CVSS score of 7.2 indicates substantial impact, and while the EPSS score is not available, the absence from the KEV catalog does not preclude active exploitation. The simplest attack involves crafting a malicious Referer header and having an unauthenticated user access the affected page.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 13:17 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the User Registration PRO plugin to a version released after 6.2.9.
  • If an upgrade is not immediately possible, block or strip malicious Referer headers containing scripts via a WAF rule or server rewrite, and/or disable the plugin’s AJAX endpoint that stores the header.
  • Monitor server logs for anomalous Referer values and review user activity for potential compromise.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 13:17 UTC.

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History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The User Registration PRO – Custom Registration Form, Login Form, and User Profile WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via HTTP Referer Header in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This vulnerability is present only in the premium build of the plugin and is not present in the free WordPress.org distribution. The nonce required to call the vulnerable AJAX endpoint is localized into the page source of every front-end page for anonymous visitors, making it fully obtainable by unauthenticated attackers.
Title User Registration PRO <= 6.2.9 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via HTTP Referer Header
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T14:39:01.949Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T20:33:53.846Z

Link: CVE-2026-87111

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-16T08:17:13.650

Modified: 2026-10-16T14:51:17.720

Link: CVE-2026-87111

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-16T13:23:25Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')