CVE-2026-73403 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in User Registration <= 5.2.6 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

wpeverest

User Registration

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 5.2.6

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Project Subscriptions

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

Update the WordPress User Registration Plugin to the latest available version (at least 5.2.7).

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/user-registration/vulnerability/wordpress-user-registration-plugin-5-2-6-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in User Registration <= 5.2.6 versions.
Title		WordPress User Registration plugin <= 5.2.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-862
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/user-registration/vulnerability/wordpress-user-registration-plugin-5-2-6-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-08-13T13:37:25.760Z

Updated: 2026-08-13T15:33:35.336Z

Reserved: 2026-08-12T14:10:14.733Z

Link: CVE-2026-73403

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-13T14:17:13.533

Modified: 2026-08-13T14:17:13.533

Link: CVE-2026-73403

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-862

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