High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 23, 2026· Updated May 26, 2026
CVE-2026-6898
CVE-2026-6898
Description
The Wishlist Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'WishListMember3_Hooks::generate_api_key' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.30.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the REST API Secret Key, which can be used to create a new membership level assigned the administrator WordPress role, and register an arbitrary administrator-level user account, resulting in complete site takeover.
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Affected products
2<=3.30.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=3.30.1
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 18, 2026 to May 24, 2026)Wordfence Blog · May 28, 2026