CVE-2026-11964: unknown user registration & membership Improper Authentication
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-11964 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) Improper Authentication vulnerability in unknown user registration & membership. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 5.2.2.
Timeline
- 13-07-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.2 does not verify the authenticity of incoming payment-provider webhook notifications before acting on them, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge a payment-approved event and activate a paid membership subscription without completing a real payment.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST9.1CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- wordfenceSource5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.45%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
38%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.45% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
- user-registration≤ 5.2.1 (fixed in 5.2.2)
2 vendors · 2 products