Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2026· Updated Aug 5, 2026
User Registration & Membership < 5.2.6 - Unauthenticated Account Creation While Registration Disabled
CVE-2026-16736
Description
The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not enforce the site's registration-disabled setting when processing registration-form submissions, allowing unauthenticated users to create new accounts even when the administrator has turned off open registration.
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Affected products
1- Range: <5.2.6
Patches
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References
1- wpscan.com/vulnerability/dc0d63d6-bcd9-4f14-865a-49d254a831a2/mitreexploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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