Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-103646
Ultimate Multisite < 2.17.0 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via 'email_address' Parameter
Official description
The Ultimate Multisite WordPress plugin before 2.17.0 does not require authentication before a logged-out checkout is linked to, and logged in as, an existing WordPress account matching the submitted email address, and its duplicate-account check normalizes that address differently from the lookup used to create the customer, so an unauthenticated attacker can log in as any existing user, including a Network Super Admin, whose email address they know. This bypass is not addressed by the 2.15.1 fix for CVE-2026-75957 and remains exploitable in all versions up to and including 2.16.1, the releases that fix was expected to cover. Exploitation requires a checkout form configured without a password field (auto-generated password) and a target account that has no existing customer record in the Ultimate Multisite WordPress plugin before 2.17.0.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8Critical | 3.1 | CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Ultimate Multisite | v < 2.17.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
1- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a05da0ad-5d92-406f-b182-b3ed1f8389f3/ exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Details
- Published
- 2026-10-08
- Last updated
- 2026-10-08
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- WPScan
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-287Improper Authentication