Front-End Only Users: Registration membership and approval bypass
The Front End Users WordPress plugin through 3.2.35 does not restrict which account attributes a visitor may set when registering through its front-end forms, allowing unauthenticated users to assign themselves an arbitrary membership level and to mark their own account as approved, confirmed and paid, bypassing the Front End Users WordPress plugin through 3.2.35's content restrictions and its registration gating. Other endpoint, parameter, role or implementation details not named in this export are not established by this record. Affected versions: at most 3.2.35.
- Component
- Front End Users
- Plugin slug
front-end-only-users- Affected
- <= 3.2.35
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 24, 2026
This CVE was published Oct 24, 2026 and is one of 9 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
This archive could not verify a fixed version because current official author release notes could not be retrieved or located. This archive's uncertainty does not establish that the vendor has not fixed the issue. Restrict or disable the affected feature where warranted and consult the author. Official notes: https://wordpress.org/plugins/front-end-only-users/#developers. Enforce server-side caller, object and operation permissions at the disclosed trust boundary; do not treat knowledge of identifiers or a nonce as authorization.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Front End Users WordPress plugin through 3.2.35 does not restrict which account attributes a visitor may set when registering through its front-end forms, allowing unauthenticated users to assign themselves an arbitrary membership level and to mark their own account as approved, confirmed and paid, bypassing the Front End Users WordPress plugin through 3.2.35's content restrictions and its registration gating.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N