Unauthenticated account approval bypass via action parameter
Published May 14, 2026 · Updated May 14, 2026
Missing authorization in WPEverest User Registration & Membership 5.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass account approval. The is_admin_creation_process() method treats any request containing action=createuser as an administrator-driven creation without checking authentication, capability, or a nonce. A site must expose a registration form and enable administrator approval; the fallback submission path then creates an approved low-privilege account and suppresses the administrator notification.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in WPEverest User Registration & Membership 5.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass account approval. The is_admin_creation_process() method treats any request containing action=createuser as an administrator-driven creation without checking authentication, capability, or a nonce. A site must expose a registration form and enable administrator approval; the fallback submission path then creates an approved low-privilege account and suppresses the administrator notification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-6145
- Published
- May 14, 2026
- Updated
- May 14, 2026
- Vendor
- WPEverest
- Product
- User Registration & Membership
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1136
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=5.1.5
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Public exploit references
- CVE-2026-6145 Admin Approval Bypass PoCproof of concept · demonstrated
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