Privilege escalation in Memberpress Corporate Accounts

CVE-2026-15451

The MemberPress Corporate Accounts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.5.39. This is due to a mass assignment vulnerability in the 'add_sub_account_user' function that passes the raw 'userdata' array to 'wp_insert_user' without filtering dangerous keys like role or ID. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above who hold a corporate account, to create new administrator accounts or hijack existing administrator accounts by overwriting their email addresses. The vulnerability was partially patched in version 1.5.39.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-15451?
CVE-2026-15451 is a high-severity vulnerability in Memberpress Corporate Accounts, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2026-15451?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.