---
id: CVE-2026-75823
title: >-
  The User Frontend  WordPress plugin before 4.3.12 does not prevent tampering
  with the role assigned by its registration form, allowing unauthenticated
  users to register with a higher privileged role, such as Editor.


  This affects install…
summary: >-
  The User Frontend  WordPress plugin before 4.3.12 does not prevent tampering
  with the role assigned by its registration form, allowing unauthenticated
  users to register with a higher privileged role, such as Editor.


  This affects install…
severity: high
cvss: 7.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-269
product: User Frontend
affected:
  - user_frontend >= 3.5.29 < 4.3.12
published: '2026-09-30'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T16:28:31.510'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75823'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4a385690-3471-4604-aa2a-e120bb31ca53/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0025
epssPercentile: 0.16261
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-30T13:28:42.968624Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T06:58:55.549Z'
---

## Overview

The User Frontend  WordPress plugin before 4.3.12 does not prevent tampering with the role assigned by its registration form, allowing unauthenticated users to register with a higher privileged role, such as Editor.

This affects installations running a PHP build where the sodium extension is unavailable, and where a registration page has been configured. The administrator role cannot be obtained this way.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.