WP User Manager plugin creates accounts without completing payment
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
The WP User Manager WordPress plugin from 2.9 before 2.9.20 is affected. It does not roll back the WordPress account it creates during payment-gated registration when the later payment step fails. This improper access control flaw (CWE-284) lets an unauthenticated remote attacker create functional accounts without completing payment. An exploit link is listed in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The WP User Manager WordPress plugin before 2.9.20 does not roll back the WordPress account it creates during payment-gated registration when the subsequent payment step fails, allowing unauthenticated users to create functional accounts without completing payment.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | WP User Manager | 2.9 to before 2.9.20 | 2.9.20 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP User Manager VendorUnknown Affected 2.9 to before 2.9.20 Fixed in 2.9.20 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update WP User Manager to version 2.9.20, which fixes the flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA WP User Manager (Unknown) Fixed in 2.9.20
Timeline
- 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110527
- 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-v7wr-g973-rw99
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-110527 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110527 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v7wr-g973-rw99 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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