Medium severity · published Jun 27, 2026
CVE-2026-9242
RegistrationMagic <= 6.0.8.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass via Forged PayPal IPN Request
5.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in all versions up to and including 6.0.8.6. This is due to the PayPal IPN `callback` handler being registered as a nopriv AJAX action with no authentication or nonce requirement, and critically because the handler updates the payment log database row with attacker-controlled POST data — including `payment_status` and the `custom` field encoding the target `user_id` — before PayPal IPN validation is performed, meaning the database remains poisoned even when validation subsequently fails. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to authenticate as any WordPress user, including administrators, by submitting a forged IPN request that overwrites a payment log entry's `user_id` with that of a target account, then visiting the success return URL with a legitimately obtained security hash to cause the plugin to issue real WordPress authentication cookies for the targeted account.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RC
RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login · metagauss
through 6.0.8.6 · source: vendor
Affected product
RC
RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login
metagauss
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9242
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-9242
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.1/includes/class_rm_utilities.php#L1384
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.1/public/class_rm_public.php#L728
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.1/services/class_rm_paypal_service.php#L110
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.1/services/class_rm_paypal_service.php#L155
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.4/includes/class_rm_utilities.php#L1384
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.4/public/class_rm_public.php#L728
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