# CVE-2026-119980: The UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized a


- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 2 Nov 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8qfx-8gpq-wc4q

## What is CVE-2026-119980?

CVE-2026-119980 is a medium-severity vulnerability in stiofansisland UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP, published on 31 Oct 2026. 

### Official description

The UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized account access via Use of Predictable Password in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.78 The vulnerability exists because `get_dummy_user_passowrd()` derives the shared password for all 25 built-in dummy user accounts as the first 15 characters of `substr(hash('SHA256', AUTH_KEY . site_url()), 0, 25)`, while the full 25-character value of that same hash is simultaneously embedded in the hidden `uwp_register_hash` field rendered on every registration form response — reachable without authentication via both the public `/register/` page and the `wp_ajax_nopriv_uwp_ajax_register_form` AJAX handler, even when user registration is disabled. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to recover the dummy user password directly from a single HTTP request and use it to authenticate as any of the 25 built-in dummy accounts (such as antawn, chynna, or kiki) through `wp-login.php`, potentially achieving privilege escalation if any dummy account holds an elevated role. Exploitation requires that an administrator has previously created dummy users via the plugin's Tools page.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-119980?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-119980?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-119980 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-119980 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-119980 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-119980 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-119980 is a medium-severity vulnerability in stiofansisland UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP, published on 31 Oct 2026. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-119980 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: stiofansisland UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-119980/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-119980/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119980
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119980
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-119980

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-119980/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.