User Registration & Membership <= 5.1.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Unauthenticated Limited User Deletion
Strategic Overview
<= 5.1.2CVE-2026-2356Vulnerability Overview
The User Registration & Membership – Custom Registration Form, Login Form, and User Profile plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.2 via the 'register_member' function, due to missing validation on the 'member_id' user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary user accounts that newly registered on the site who has the 'urm_user_just_created' user meta set.
Technical Analysis
REMEDIATION: Update to version 5.1.3, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
External References
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