Pie Register – User Registration, Profiles & Content Restriction: A security weakness
Pie Register – User Registration, Profiles & Content Restriction is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation. The published affected range is <= 3.8.4.8.
- Component
- Pie Register – User Registration, Profiles & Content Restriction
- Affected
- <= 3.8.4.8
- Safe version
> 3.8.4.8- Published
- Apr 04, 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Apr 04, 2026 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Pie Register – User Registration, Profiles & Content Restriction to a release after 3.8.4.8, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
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 Pie Register – User Registration, Profiles & Content Restriction plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the pie_main() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.4.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change registration form status.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L