CVE-2026-6898 Missing authorization in Wishlist Member
Authenticated subscribers can generate API keys to create admin accounts and take over the site due to missing capability checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-6898?
CVE-2026-6898 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Wishlist Member, published on 23 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Wishlist Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'WishListMember3_Hooks::generate_api_key' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.30.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the REST API Secret Key, which can be used to create a new membership level assigned the administrator WordPress role, and register an arbitrary administrator-level user account, resulting in complete site takeover.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-6898?
How do I fix CVE-2026-6898?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-6898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-6898 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-6898 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pxfc-4432-7mrc.