CVE-2026-75824 WP User Frontend 2.5.8 - 4.3.11 - Unauthenticated Account Creation with Registration Disabled
Unauthenticated attackers can create accounts on WordPress sites with registration disabled, potentially leading to unauthorized access or privilege escalation.
- 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-2026-75824?
CVE-2026-75824 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown User Frontend, published on 30 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The User Frontend WordPress plugin before 4.3.12 does not check whether the site allows user registration before creating an account, allowing unauthenticated users to create accounts on sites where registration is disabled.
The created account receives the site's default role.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-75824?
How do I fix CVE-2026-75824?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-75824 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-2026-75824 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-75824 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wm3r-9xmv-rff3.