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CVE-2026-18053

8.8, high

LearnDash MemberDash Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Vulnerability

NVD (opens in a new tab) CVE.org (opens in a new tab)
CVSS
8.8, high high CVSS v3.1
EPSS, next 30 days
n/a
Exploitation
No public evidence
Published
14 Nov 2026yesterday

Description

The MemberDash plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.7. This is due to a mass-assignment vulnerability in the `user_account_manager()` function's edit_profile branch, where all submitted `$_POST` fields are iterated and directly assigned to the current member object via the `MS_Model` `__set()` magic method with no field allowlist and no capability or ownership check on the submitted `id` parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject an arbitrary user ID via the `id` parameter (overwriting any WordPress user's email address and password, including the site administrator's) and subsequently use those modified credentials to gain full administrative access to the site.

Details

Vendor
LearnDash
Product
MemberDash
Weakness
CWE-639 (opens in a new tab)
Status
Deferred
Updated
14 Nov 2026
Assigner
security@wordfence.com

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Assembled from the NVD 2.0 API, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and FIRST EPSS. Scores are as of our last collection on 15 Nov 2026, not the live upstream state.