Privilege escalation in Themehunk Th Login Registration
CVE-2026-14250
The Themehunk Login Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.0.2. This is due to the handle_frontend_register() function in the unauthenticated /thlogin/v1/register REST endpoint accepting a user-controlled 'role' parameter and validating it only against get_editable_roles() — which returns every defined editable site role, including 'editor' — before passing it to wp_insert_user(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers, when public user registration is enabled, to create new accounts with the editor role.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Themehunk Th Login Registration — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/themehunk-login-registration/tags/1.0.2/incl…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/themehunk-login-registration/tags/1.0.2/incl…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/themehunk-login-registration/tags/1.0.2/incl…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/themehunk-login-registration/tags/1.0.2/incl…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8eee3809-133e-4fd9-ad49-cc6fe…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-14250?
- CVE-2026-14250 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Themehunk Th Login Registration, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-07-08.
- How severe is CVE-2026-14250?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.