---
id: CVE-2026-85128
title: >-
  The Choose User Role at Registration WordPress plugin before 1.3.3 does not
  validate the role requested at registration against the roles an administrator
  chose to offer, allowing unauthenticated users to request any role, including
  admi…
summary: >-
  The Choose User Role at Registration WordPress plugin before 1.3.3 does not
  validate the role requested at registration against the roles an administrator
  chose to offer, allowing unauthenticated users to request any role, including
  admi…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-269
product: Choose User Role at Registration
affected:
  - choose_user_role_at_registration < 1.3.3
published: '2026-09-17'
updated: '2026-09-18'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-18T19:08:32.830'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85128'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e48789a3-49b4-4fa4-8243-c242b79b9d9d/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00186
epssPercentile: 0.08489
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-17T12:14:11.352958Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-17T06:12:17.976Z'
---

## Overview

The Choose User Role at Registration WordPress plugin before 1.3.3 does not validate the role requested at registration against the roles an administrator chose to offer, allowing unauthenticated users to request any role, including administrator, and to be granted it once the request is approved. Exploitation requires the Choose User Role at Registration WordPress plugin before 1.3.3's role selection feature and public account registration to both be enabled.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.