Privilege escalation in User Rights Access Manager
CVE-2026-109145
The User Rights Access Manager WordPress plugin through 1.1.3 does not restrict access to one of its AJAX account-registration handlers and assigns newly registered accounts a role that was created as a copy of the administrator role, allowing unauthenticated attackers to register an administrator-equivalent account and take over the site.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
- User Rights Access Manager
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/62aa4b8c-b9f5-44f4-ac5a-220c14eb719a/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-109145?
- CVE-2026-109145 is a critical-severity vulnerability in User Rights Access Manager, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-10-15.
- How severe is CVE-2026-109145?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.