CVE-2026-87835

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

Description

The Front End Users WordPress plugin through 3.2.35 does not restrict which account attributes a visitor may set when registering through its front-end forms, allowing unauthenticated users to assign themselves an arbitrary membership level and to mark their own account as approved, confirmed and paid, bypassing the Front End Users WordPress plugin through 3.2.35's content restrictions and its registration gating.

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS score

6.5 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Deferred

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-24 06:16:37.320000

Last modified

2026-10-26 13:50:14.083000

View original CVE JSON

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  "id": "CVE-2026-87835",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-24T06:16:37.320",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T13:50:14.083",
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    }
  ],
  "affected": [
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      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "product": "Front End Users",
          "defaultStatus": "unknown",
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              "version": "0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "3.2.35",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
          "baseScore": 6.5,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
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  "references": [
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      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9a761c19-1608-43f7-9ab3-f92f3fc0aadf/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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}