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NVD HIGH: CVE-2026-6898 — The Wishlist Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modificat...

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Executive Summary

The Wishlist Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'WishListMember3_Hooks::generate_api_key' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.30.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the REST API Secret Key, which can be used to create a new membershi

Analysis

The Wishlist Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'WishListMember3_Hooks::generate_api_key' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.30.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the REST API Secret Key, which can be used to create a new membership level assigned the administrator WordPress role, and register an arbitrary administrator-level user account, resulting in complete site takeover. CVSS Score: 8.8. Published: 2026-05-23T05:16:34.523.

Indicators of Compromise (1)

CVE (1)
CVE-2026-6898
NVDMITRE CVE
Source Attribution

Originally published by NIST NVD on May 23, 2026. Verified by: NIST.

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