# CVE-2026-62040: DEV Institute Restrict User Access broken access control in membership plugin

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-62040-missing-authorization-vulnerability-in-dev-institute-restrict  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-09. Updated: 2026-10-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-62040 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2026-10-09

The Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force is a WordPress plugin that controls which content and pages users can view based on membership levels. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass access restrictions and view or perform actions on protected pages they should not have permission to access, potentially exposing sensitive member-only content.

Technologies: [DEV Institute Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/restrict-user-access-membership-plugin-with-force). Vendors: [DEV Institute](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/dev-institute).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-62040 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-62040 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-62040?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 9 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** DEV Institute Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force through 2.8.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-62040?** Yes: fixed in 2.8.2. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-62040 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-62040?** Check whether you run DEV Institute Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force 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 2.8.2

## Technical details

This is a broken access control vulnerability (OWASP A01:2021) in the Restrict User Access plugin affecting versions 2.8.1 and earlier. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to access pages or perform actions that should be restricted, likely due to improper validation of access control rules when the "Force restrict-user-access" feature is misconfigured.

## Affected products

- DEV Institute Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force through 2.8.1

## Timeline

- 2026-10-09: disclosed

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/restrict-user-access/vulnerability/wordpress-restrict-user-access-membership-plugin-with-force-plugin-2-8-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/restrict-user-access/vulnerability/wordpress-restrict-user-access-membership-plugin-with-force-plugin-2-8-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)

## Related threats

- [DEV Institute Restrict User Access broken access control in force restrict-user-access](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-124271-missing-authorization-vulnerability-in-dev-institute-restrict)
- [DEV Institute Restrict User Access , Membership Plugin broken access control](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-115600-missing-authorization-vulnerability-in-dev-institute-restrict)