CVE-2026-19652: Divi Membership privilege escalation in registration form

CVE-2026-19652 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2026-10-02

Divi Membership is a WordPress plugin that allows site owners to create membership sites with subscription management and access control. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a flawed role verification function in the registration form to create an administrator account and immediately gain full control of the website, bypassing the normal login process.

Vendors: Divi Engine.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-19652 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-19652 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-19652?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 2 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Divi Engine Divi Membership up to and including 2.2.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-19652?
Yes: fixed in 3.0.0. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-19652 attacked?
It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-19652?
Check whether you run Divi Engine Divi Membership 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: 3.0.0

Technical details

The `dmem_form_submit_handler()` function in the registration handler determines a new user's role by iterating through all WordPress roles and calling `password_verify()` against an attacker-supplied bcrypt hash in the `form_id` POST parameter, without role validation or whitelisting. An attacker can submit a pre-computed bcrypt hash of the string "administrator" to match the hashed administrator role, then submit `auto_login=on` to be immediately logged in as administrator. While the exploit requires a WordPress nonce, this nonce is publicly visible on any page with the registration form.

Affected products

  • Divi Engine Divi Membership up to and including 2.2.0

Timeline

  • 2026-10-02: disclosed

References

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