CVE-2026-12394 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The MemberGlut WordPress plugin before 1.1.5 does not validate the role chosen during front-end registration, allowing unauthenticated users to register an account with an arbitrary role, including administrator, leading to full site compromise.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

MemberGlut

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 1.1.5

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6b126a3e-30d5-4bed-ba47-33e589ec2852/

History

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-269
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		The MemberGlut WordPress plugin before 1.1.5 does not validate the role chosen during front-end registration, allowing unauthenticated users to register an account with an arbitrary role, including administrator, leading to full site compromise.
Title		MemberGlut < 1.1.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator
References		https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6b126a3e-30d5-4bed-ba47-33e589ec2852/

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-07-27T06:00:01.817Z

Updated: 2026-07-27T15:50:40.270Z

Reserved: 2026-06-16T12:41:46.553Z

Link: CVE-2026-12394

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-27T15:48:12.549Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-269

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