---
id: "CVE-2026-87835"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-87835"]
title: "Front End Users WordPress plugin: registration lets visitors set their own membership level"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: 0.00197
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["front-end-users", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["no-public-registration", "plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-24T06:16:37+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-24T06:47:03+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87835", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T06:47:03+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-87835", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00"}]
---

# Front End Users WordPress plugin: registration lets visitors set their own membership level

The Front End Users WordPress plugin through 3.2.35 does not restrict which account attributes a visitor can set on the front-end registration form. An unauthenticated visitor can give themselves an arbitrary membership level and mark their account as approved, confirmed and paid, bypassing content restrictions and registration gating.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed version of the Front End Users plugin in the WordPress admin plugins list; versions through `3.2.35` are affected.
- Review whether the site uses the plugin's front-end registration forms to gate paid or restricted content.
- unknown for any fixed version or vendor-supplied test.

## Fix

- Update the Front End Users plugin to a version later than `3.2.35`; the sources do not name the fixed release, so check the plugin's changelog.
- Until patched, disable open front-end registration or restrict membership and approval fields to administrators.
- Audit existing accounts for unexpected membership levels or approved/paid flags.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-24T06:47:03+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87835
- 2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-87835

## From the sources

The Front End Users WordPress plugin through 3.2.35 does not restrict which account attributes a visitor may set when registering through its front-end forms, allowing unauthenticated users to assign themselves an arbitrary membership level and to mark their own account as approved, confirmed and paid, bypassing the Front End Users WordPress plugin through 3.2.35's content restrictions and its registration gating.

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