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User Registration & Membership <= 4.1.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Improper Privilege Management
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| CVE | CVE-2025-2563 |
|---|---|
| CVSS | 9.8 (Critical) |
| Publicly Published | March 24, 2025 |
| Last Updated | March 25, 2025 |
| Researcher |
wesley (wcraft)
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Description
The User Registration & Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 4.1.1. This is due to insufficient restrictions on role type in the 'prepare_members_data()' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create new user accounts with the 'administrator'' role.
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Vulnerability Details for User Registration & Membership – Custom Registration Form, Login Form, and User Profile
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug | user-registration (view on wordpress.org) |
| Patched? | Yes |
| Remediation | Update to version 4.1.2, or a newer patched version |
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