Improper privilege management in Wishlist Member
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wishlist Member | Wishlist Member | up to 3.30.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Wishlist Member VendorWishlist Member Affected up to 3.30.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-6898
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pxfc-4432-7mrc
References
More Wishlist Member vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-11022 Wishlist Member X <= 3.34.1 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via 'mergewith' Parameter CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-24640 WordPress WishList Member X plugin < 3.26.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary SQL Query Execution vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-06046 Improper privilege management in Wishlist Member CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-06044 Improper privilege management in Wishlist Member CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-05634 Improper privilege management in Wishlist Member CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-19815 WordPress WishList Member X plugin <= 3.29.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-6898 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-6898 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pxfc-4432-7mrc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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