The RestrictMate WordPress plugin before 1.3.0 does not restrict the user role supplied during account registration, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create a new administrator account and gain a logged-in administrator session, leading to full site takeover.
History

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-284

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The RestrictMate WordPress plugin before 1.3.0 does not restrict the user role supplied during account registration, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create a new administrator account and gain a logged-in administrator session, leading to full site takeover.
Title RestrictMate < 1.3.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-23T06:00:17.682Z

Reserved: 2026-06-29T07:41:34.484Z

Link: CVE-2026-13598

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-23T06:16:19.850

Modified: 2026-08-23T06:16:19.850

Link: CVE-2026-13598

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-23T07:30:03Z