CVE-2026-79995: User Registration & Membership < 5.2.5 - Subscriber+ Pending Email Change Cancellation via IDOR

Published Aug 28, 2026
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Updated

The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.5 does not verify that the account whose pending email change is being cancelled belongs to the user making the request, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access and above to cancel any other user's in-progress email change, including an administrator's.

Affected Software

1 affected component
WordPress User Registration & Membership<5.2.5

Event History

Aug 28, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Who can exploit this issue?

Any authenticated WordPress user with Subscriber-level access or higher can exploit it. The attacker does not need to control the account whose pending email change is targeted.

2

What actions can an attacker perform?

An attacker can cancel another user's in-progress email address change, including a pending change for an administrator account. The issue affects the cancellation action because ownership of the targeted pending change is not verified.

3

Which plugin versions are affected?

Versions of User Registration & Membership before 5.2.5 are affected.

Contact

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