Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 1, 2026· Updated Jul 1, 2026
RegistrationMagic <= 6.0.9.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation via 'rmc_assign_user_role_action' Parameter
CVE-2026-12158
Description
The RegistrationMagic – User Registration Forms Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.9.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the process_request function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to escalate the privileges of an arbitrary form submitter to administrator by creating a malicious Chronos automation task that is executed via WordPress cron via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.9/plus/chronos/controllers/task_controller.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.9/plus/chronos/libs/rm_chronos.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.9/plus/chronos/libs/task.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.9/plus/chronos/services/service.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetmitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ef7aff85-e1ca-47ce-86e9-a0fe356993a1mitre
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