User Registration & Membership < 5.2.8 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect via Login Redirect Parameters
Priority LOW 21CWE-601Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.8 does not validate the destination of a post-login redirect before redirecting, allowing unauthenticated attackers to redirect visitors to an arbitrary external URL, which can be abused for phishing.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0029 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed User Registration & Membership (Unknown): 5.2.8
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | User Registration & Membership | before 5.2.8 | 5.2.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- User Registration & Membership VendorUnknown Affected before 5.2.8 Fixed in 5.2.8 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA User Registration & Membership (Unknown) Fixed in 5.2.8
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
User Registration & Membership 5.2.8
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-59121 User Registration & Membership < 5.2.8 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation via Membership PurchasePriority LOW 35
- TI-2026-55340 User Registration & Membership < 5.2.8 - Author+ Privilege Escalation to AdministratorPriority LOW 34
- TI-2026-59122 User Registration & Membership < 5.2.8 - Unauthenticated User Data Disclosure via Membership Thank You PagePriority LOW 17
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80072
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w78c-fx7q-9x8m
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-80072 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80072 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w78c-fx7q-9x8m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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