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GHSA-XQXV-Q9JF-7CWC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-14 06:31 – Updated: 2026-08-14 06:31

Details

The Wishlist Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Account Takeover via Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in versions up to and including 3.34.1. This is due to the wpm_register() function validating the registration cookie only against the GET reg parameter while accepting the POST mergewith and POST wpm_id parameters without verifying that the mergewith user ID references a temporary or incomplete registrant that is bound to the current registration transaction. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to take over any existing WordPress account — including administrator accounts — by supplying an arbitrary user's numeric ID as the mergewith value, which causes wp_update_user() to overwrite the target account's username (additionally written via a direct $wpdb UPDATE), password, email address, first name, and last name with attacker-controlled values, while WordPress password and email change notification emails are explicitly suppressed. When wpm_id references a non-existent membership level, no role key is added to the update payload, causing wp_update_user() to preserve the target user's existing role — including administrator — making full privilege escalation a direct consequence of the takeover.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2026-12949 (GCVE-0-2026-12949)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-14 05:30 – Updated: 2026-08-14 14:59

Title

Wishlist Member X <= 3.34.1 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via 'mergewith' Parameter

Summary

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-14 14:58 UTC

CWE

CWE-640 - Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

Assigner

Wordfence

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://wishlistmember.com/

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Wishlist Member	Wishlist Member	Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.34.1 (semver)

Credits

bashu

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CVE-2026-12949 (GCVE-0-2026-12949)

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