WP-Members Membership <= 3.4.7.3 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The WP-Members Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin settings update due to a missing capability check on the do_field_reorder function in versions up to, and including, 3.4.7.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to reorder form elements on login forms.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2869
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8rf5-5p39-68xv
References
More cbutlerjr Wp-members vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01724 WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.4.9.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2019-11755 The wp-members plugin before 3.2.8 for WordPress has CSRF. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-01512 Cross-site scripting in Chad Butler WP-Members CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-09607 WP-Members <= 3.4.9.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wpmem_loginout Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2023-06154 WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.4.8 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-08567 WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.4.9.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-2869 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-2869 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8rf5-5p39-68xv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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