5.3
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-9242
RegistrationMagic <= 6.0.8.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass via Forged PayPal IPN Request
Description

The RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in all versions up to and including 6.0.8.6. This is due to the PayPal IPN `callback` handler being registered as a nopriv AJAX action with no authentication or nonce requirement, and critically because the handler updates the payment log database row with attacker-controlled POST data — including `payment_status` and the `custom` field encoding the target `user_id` — before PayPal IPN validation is performed, meaning the database remains poisoned even when validation subsequently fails. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to authenticate as any WordPress user, including administrators, by submitting a forged IPN request that overwrites a payment log entry's `user_id` with that of a target account, then visiting the success return URL with a legitimately obtained security hash to cause the plugin to issue real WordPress authentication cookies for the targeted account.

INFO

Published Date :

June 27, 2026, 6:50 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 27, 2026, 6:50 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

Wordfence
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-9242 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
Solution
Update the RegistrationMagic plugin to a version that addresses the authentication bypass vulnerability.
  • Update the RegistrationMagic plugin to the latest version.
  • Verify plugin integrity after updating.

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