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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-19652-the-divi-membership-plugin-for-wordpress-is-vulnerable-to  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-02. Updated: 2026-10-05  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

- [https://diviengine.com/divi-membership-changelog/](https://diviengine.com/divi-membership-changelog/)
- [https://diviengine.com/product/divi-membership/](https://diviengine.com/product/divi-membership/)

## Related threats

- [Divi Membership plugin authentication bypass](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-19660-the-divi-membership-plugin-for-wordpress-is-vulnerable-to)