CVE-2026-11965 User Registration & Membership < 5.2.0 - Unauthenticated Paid Membership Bypass
Unauthenticated users can bypass payment checks to access paid membership content in the User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-11965?
CVE-2026-11965 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown User Registration & Membership, published on 2 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.0 does not enforce payment completion before activating a paid membership subscription, allowing unauthenticated users (after self-registering an account through the open registration flow) to obtain an active subscription on any paid plan without paying and access the gated content.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11965?
How do I fix CVE-2026-11965?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-11965 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-11965 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-11965 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hhpx-jgxv-4x4j.