CVE-2026-11966
MEDIUM 5.3 PoC AVAILABLEThe User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.3 does not perform a capability check for unauthenticated callers on one of its membership payment actions and acts on a caller-supplied user identifier, allowing unauthenticated attackers to delete recently-registered, payment-pending user accounts.
EXPLOIT AVAILABLE
Public exploit or PoC code exists. Modeled probability is still low, but the barrier to attack is reduced — watch closely.
Exploitation likelihood
0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 8th percentile
○ In CISA KEV
● Public exploit / PoC
Impact if exploited
5.3CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityLow
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept & exploit code
- reference https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8e3be064-b3b7-4d68-960b-8c850c3e6f77/
- github-search Search GitHub for public PoC repos
Test against your own equipment
curl -s https://vulnpedia.com/cve/CVE-2026-11966/poc.jsonMachine-readable PoC index for this CVE (for automation).Listed for defensive triage, patch verification, and authorized testing on systems you own. Machine-readable: /cve/CVE-2026-11966/poc.json
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 5.3 v3.1 · ADP Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - MEDIUM 5.3 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N