WordPress Plugin ultimate-member 2.1.3 Local File Inclusion
Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-98Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-98.
Summary
WordPress Plugin ultimate-member 2.1.3 contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to include arbitrary files by manipulating the pack parameter in class-admin-upgrade.php. Attackers can send POST requests with malicious pack values to include unintended PHP files from the packages directory and execute arbitrary code.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00246 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ultimatemember | ultimate-member | 2.1.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ultimate-member Vendorultimatemember Affected 2.1.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-37169
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vm2q-f7mg-hvvh
References
Exploit 1
More ultimatemember vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-00992 SQL injection in ultimatemember Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-03232 Ultimate Member < 2.6.7 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-03726 JobBoardWP < 1.2.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-01973 Ultimate Member <= 2.8.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2020-18475 An issue was discovered in the Ultimate Member plugin before 2.1.12 for WordPress, aka… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-36455 WordPress ForumWP plugin <= 2.1.0 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-37169 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-37169 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vm2q-f7mg-hvvh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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