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Description

The Membership Plugin – Restrict Content plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.20. This is due to the `rcp_setup_registration_init()` function accepting any membership level ID via the `rcp_level` POST parameter without validating that the level is active or that payment is required. Combined with the `add_user_role()` method which assigns the WordPress role configured on the membership level without status checks, this makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register with any membership level, including inactive levels that grant privileged WordPress roles such as Administrator, or paid levels that charge a sign-up fee. The vulnerability was partially patched in version 3.2.18.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-01-22 | Published 2026-03-05 | Updated 2026-03-05 | Assigner Wordfence




HIGH: 8.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Product status

Default status
unaffected

* (semver)
affected

Timeline

2026-01-22:Vendor Notified
2026-03-04:Disclosed

Credits

Angus Girvan finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-92b0-4233-b08d-e668090d3fc2?source=cve

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...des/registration-functions.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...des/registration-functions.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...des/class-rcp-registration.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...ships/class-rcp-membership.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3447187/

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3460177/

cve.org (CVE-2026-1321)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-1321)

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