Missing authorization in WordPress User Registration plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The User Registration plugin for WordPress by ThemeGrill, through 5.2.7, is missing an authorization check (CWE-862). An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this with high attack complexity to affect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the site to a low degree.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Missing Authorization vulnerability in ThemeGrill User Registration user-registration allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects User Registration: from n/a through 5.2.7.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThemeGrill | User Registration | up to 5.2.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- User Registration VendorThemeGrill Affected up to 5.2.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for User Registration.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96334
- 2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-8jph-gqv2-7rgg
- 2026-10-11 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-11 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
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Sources
- CVE-2026-96334 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-96334 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8jph-gqv2-7rgg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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