---
id: "CVE-2026-124271"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-124271"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-124271"]
title: "WordPress membership plugin: missing authorization lets users bypass access restrictions"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["membership-sites", "package", "restrict-user-access", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-11-11T12:19:46+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-11T12:27:11+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-11T12:28:54+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124271", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-11T12:27:11+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# WordPress membership plugin: missing authorization lets users bypass access restrictions

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-124271 (this .md is for agents)

The Restrict User Access membership plugin for WordPress, made by DEV Institute, has a missing authorization check that enforces access control incorrectly. An attacker may be able to reach content or actions they should not have access to.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check whether the site runs the `restrict-user-access` plugin in the WordPress plugins list or `wp-content/plugins/restrict-user-access/`
- Read the installed version in the plugin header and compare it with `2.8.3`

## Fix

- Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force: no fixed version is stated in the sources; versions through `2.8.3` are affected

## Timeline

- 2026-11-11T12:27:11+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124271

## From the sources

Missing Authorization vulnerability in DEV Institute Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force restrict-user-access allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force: from n/a through 2.8.3.

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