Paid Memberships Pro <= 2.4.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
Priority LOW 21CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Paid Memberships Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.4.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the pmpro_page_save() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save pages via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00476 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions (strangerstudios): 2.4.3
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| strangerstudios | Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions | before 2.4.3 | 2.4.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions Vendorstrangerstudios Affected before 2.4.3 Fixed in 2.4.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:strangerstudios:paid_memberships_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 2.4.2 | Vulnerable | strangerstudios |
- cpe:2.3:a:strangerstudios:paid_memberships_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.4.2 Vulnerable ·strangerstudios
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions (strangerstudios) Fixed in 2.4.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36754
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gp3m-x389-m39x
References
Other 6
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/
More strangerstudios Paid Memberships Pro vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-09323 SQL injection in Paid Memberships Pro WordPress Plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-07392 Paid Memberships Pro < 2.6.7 - Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-00598 Paid Memberships Pro < 2.9.12 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-05682 Paid Memberships Pro <= 2.12.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-04426 Paid Memberships Pro < 2.9.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-01197 Paid Memberships Pro - Member Directory Add On < 1.2.6 - Contributor+ Sensitive Information Disclosure via SQLi CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-36754 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36754 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gp3m-x389-m39x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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