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CVE-2026-83628

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.24%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-09-05 · Last synced 2026-09-17

CyberRota Analysis

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The Theme My Login plugin for WordPress, specifically in versions up to 7.1.15 on Multisite installations, is vulnerable due to a missing authorization check in the `tml_ms_signup_handler()` function. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to bypass the network's registration policy, enabling them to create new subsites with Administrator roles, while their privileges on the main site remain unchanged. WordPress administrators using this plugin should prioritize patching to mitigate the risk of unauthorized subsite creation.

CVE
CVE-2026-83628
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
0.24%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

The Theme My Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 7.1.15 on Multisite installations. This is due to the `tml_ms_signup_handler()` function's `gimmeanotherblog` branch failing to enforce the network's `active_signup` registration policy, checking only `is_user_logged_in()` while sibling branches such as `validate-blog-signup` apply the full policy gate. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to directly POST `stage=gimmeanotherblog` to Theme My Login's signup route, bypassing the configured registration policy entirely — even when it is set to `none` or `user` — which causes `wpmu_create_blog()` to execute with the attacker's user ID, after which WordPress core assigns the Administrator role on the newly created subsite via `add_user_to_blog()`. The privilege gain is scoped to the newly created subsite only; the attacker's account retains Subscriber-level access on the main site and does not obtain Super Admin or network-level capabilities such as `manage_network` or `manage_sites`.