CVE-2026-13598 (GCVE-0-2026-13598)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-23 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-23 06:00
VLAI
Title
RestrictMate < 1.3.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator
Summary
The RestrictMate WordPress plugin before 1.3.0 does not restrict the user role supplied during account registration, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create a new administrator account and gain a logged-in administrator session, leading to full site takeover.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05fd8e45-92fa-4e… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown RestrictMate Affected: 0 , < 1.3.0 (semver)
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Credits
João Ramos Maciel WPScan
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