The User Registration & Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the Content Access Rules REST API endpoints in versions 5.0.1 through 5.1.4. This is due to the `check_permissions()` method only checking for `edit_posts` capability instead of an administrator-level capability. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to list, create, modify, toggle, duplicate, and delete site-wide content restriction rules, potentially exposing restricted content or denying legitimate user access.
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Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpeverest
Wpeverest user Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpeverest
Wpeverest user Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:30:00 +0000

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Description The User Registration & Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the Content Access Rules REST API endpoints in versions 5.0.1 through 5.1.4. This is due to the `check_permissions()` method only checking for `edit_posts` capability instead of an administrator-level capability. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to list, create, modify, toggle, duplicate, and delete site-wide content restriction rules, potentially exposing restricted content or denying legitimate user access.
Title User Registration & Membership <= 5.1.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Content Access Rule Manipulation
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-25T19:21:07.947Z

Reserved: 2026-03-12T16:26:32.690Z

Link: CVE-2026-4056

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-25T19:21:04.787Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-24T00:16:31.403

Modified: 2026-03-24T15:53:48.067

Link: CVE-2026-4056

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-25T20:36:02Z

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