This affects installations running a PHP build where the sodium extension is unavailable, and where a registration page has been configured. The administrator role cannot be obtained this way.
Analysis
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Unknown | User Frontend | unaffected |
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Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | The User Frontend WordPress plugin before 4.3.12 does not prevent tampering with the role assigned by its registration form, allowing unauthenticated users to register with a higher privileged role, such as Editor. This affects installations running a PHP build where the sodium extension is unavailable, and where a registration page has been configured. The administrator role cannot be obtained this way. | |
| Title | WP User Frontend 3.5.29 - 4.3.11 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Registration Role Encryption | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-30T06:00:20.238Z
Reserved: 2026-08-18T10:42:43.349Z
Link: CVE-2026-75823
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-30T06:17:03.783
Modified: 2026-09-30T06:17:03.783
Link: CVE-2026-75823
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