GHSA-QWPF-8G3R-53WG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-08 12:30 – Updated: 2026-07-08 12:30
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The Themehunk Login Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.0.2. This is due to the handle_frontend_register() function in the unauthenticated /thlogin/v1/register REST endpoint accepting a user-controlled 'role' parameter and validating it only against get_editable_roles() — which returns every defined editable site role, including 'editor' — before passing it to wp_insert_user(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers, when public user registration is enabled, to create new accounts with the editor role.

Severity
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-14250"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-269"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-07-08T12:17:20Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The Themehunk Login Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.0.2. This is due to the handle_frontend_register() function in the unauthenticated /thlogin/v1/register REST endpoint accepting a user-controlled \u0027role\u0027 parameter and validating it only against get_editable_roles() \u2014 which returns every defined editable site role, including \u0027editor\u0027 \u2014 before passing it to wp_insert_user(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers, when public user registration is enabled, to create new accounts with the editor role.",
  "id": "GHSA-qwpf-8g3r-53wg",
  "modified": "2026-07-08T12:30:24Z",
  "published": "2026-07-08T12:30:24Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14250"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/themehunk-login-registration/tags/1.0.2/includes/class-thlogin-rest-api.php#L243"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/themehunk-login-registration/tags/1.0.2/includes/class-thlogin-rest-api.php#L782"
    },
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      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/themehunk-login-registration/tags/1.0.2/includes/class-thlogin-rest-api.php#L811"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/themehunk-login-registration/tags/1.0.2/includes/class-thlogin-rest-api.php#L82"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=\u0026old=3592690%40themehunk-login-registration\u0026new=3592690%40themehunk-login-registration"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8eee3809-133e-4fd9-ad49-cc6fe3822457?source=cve"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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