# CVE-2026-96961: Pie Register \<= 3.8.4.15 - Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Reset and Redirect Data Destruction

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-119466, GHSA-M587-3V6Q-XG7X
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-11-08 · Updated: 2026-11-08

CVE-2026-96961 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.5 (medium) and affects Pie Register; no fixed version is listed yet.

## Summary

The Pie Register WordPress plugin contains a flaw in one of its request handlers that performs no authentication, capability, or nonce check. An unauthenticated attacker can reset the plugin's settings to their defaults, which disables registration security controls such as new-user email verification, and can destroy one of the plugin's data tables.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Unknown Pie Register: through 3.8.4.15

## Description

The Pie Register WordPress plugin through 3.8.4.15 does not perform any capability, nonce or authentication check on one of its request handlers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the Pie Register WordPress plugin through 3.8.4.15's settings to their defaults (disabling registration security controls such as new-user email verification) and to destroy a Pie Register WordPress plugin through 3.8.4.15 data table.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Pie Register, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-96961 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-96961

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-96961?

Pie Register: through 3.8.4.15.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-96961

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d7de0e99-2637-40a3-9cdd-b633363334e0/

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