Front End Users plugin lets visitors set their own membership level
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
The Front End Users WordPress plugin through 3.2.35 does not restrict which account attributes a visitor can set during front-end registration. This improper access control (CWE-284) lets an unauthenticated visitor assign themselves an arbitrary membership level and mark their account as approved, confirmed and paid, bypassing content restrictions and registration gating. An exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The Front End Users WordPress plugin through 3.2.35 does not restrict which account attributes a visitor may set when registering through its front-end forms, allowing unauthenticated users to assign themselves an arbitrary membership level and to mark their own account as approved, confirmed and paid, bypassing the Front End Users WordPress plugin through 3.2.35's content restrictions and its registration gating.
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 | Front End Users | up to 3.2.35 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Front End Users VendorUnknown Affected up to 3.2.35 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Front End Users.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-24 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87835
- 2026-10-24 Alias added: GHSA-jmq3-353m-7wg2
- 2026-10-24 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-24 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-24 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-87835 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-87835 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jmq3-353m-7wg2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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