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Public proof of concept

CVE-2026-12394

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2026-07-27
  • WeaknessCWE-269

Am I affected?

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-07-2707:16CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

Products declared by the CNA

As WPScan, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written. NVD lists no product for this CVE yet: this is the only product data so far.

  • Unknown MemberGlutother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • < 1.1.5fixed in 1.1.5semver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-07-27

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2026-12394 yet.

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-09 09:28 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2026-07-27
Last Modified
2026-07-27
NVD status
Deferred
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-2qr9-rw6c-j2jw

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-12394?

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.

Is CVE-2026-12394 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2026-12394, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-12394?

CVE-2026-12394 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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