# CVE-2026-110527: WP User Manager payment bypass in account creation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-110527-the-wp-user-manager-wordpress-plugin-before-2-9-20-does-not-roll  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-17. Updated: 2026-10-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-110527 · Severity: info · Published 2026-10-17

WP User Manager is a WordPress plugin that manages user registration and accounts. The plugin allows unauthenticated users to create functional accounts without completing payment when a payment-gated registration fails, bypassing the intended payment requirement and potentially enabling account fraud or spam.

Technologies: [WP User Manager](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/wp-user-manager). Vendors: [WP User Manager](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/wp-user-manager).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-110527 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-110527 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-110527?** Informational severity, published 17 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** WP User Manager 2.9 through 2.9.19.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-110527?** Yes: fixed in 2.9.20. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-110527 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-110527?** Check whether you run WP User Manager at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 2.9.20

## Technical details

The plugin fails to roll back WordPress user accounts created during payment-gated registration if the subsequent payment step fails, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to create functional accounts without payment. The vulnerability exists in the Stripe payment integration flow where account creation precedes payment validation. An attacker can simply abandon the payment form after account creation to obtain a valid account.

## Affected products

- WP User Manager WP User Manager 2.9 through 2.9.19

## Timeline

- 2026-10-15: disclosed
- 2026-10-17: advisory

## References

- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a9368969-cc1c-48b7-aa39-94a4d3c50669/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a9368969-cc1c-48b7-aa39-94a4d3c50669/)

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