CVE-2026-9242 | RegistrationMagic <= 6.0.8.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass via Forged PayPal IPN Request

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.

Published: 2026-06-27 Last update: 2026-06-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-9242 is rated Low Risk (26.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.23%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-9242

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-27 0.23%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-9242

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-9242

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-9242

GHSA-jxxc-m933-38gm · Severity: medium — The RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-9242

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-9242

URL Tags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.1/includes/class_rm_utilities.php#L1384
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.1/public/class_rm_public.php#L728
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
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
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.4/includes/class_rm_utilities.php#L1384
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.4/public/class_rm_public.php#L728
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.4/services/class_rm_paypal_service.php#L110
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.8.4/services/class_rm_paypal_service.php#L155
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/includes/class_rm_utilities.php#L1384
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/public/class_rm_public.php#L728
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/services/class_rm_paypal_service.php#L110
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/services/class_rm_paypal_service.php#L155
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3532900%40custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager&new=3532900%40custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1dcf68fd-e9d3-4a46-8bd4-15c2598b91fe?source=cve
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