Simple Membership <= 4.3.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Simple Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the `list_type` parameter in versions up to, and including, 4.3.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Using this vulnerability, unauthenticated attackers could inject arbitrary web scripts into pages that are being executed if they can successfully trick a user into taking an action, such as clicking a malicious link.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wpinsider-1 | Simple Membership | up to 4.3.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Simple Membership Vendorwpinsider-1 Affected up to 4.3.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:simple-membership-plugin:simple_membership:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 4.3.6 | Vulnerable | wpinsider-1 |
- cpe:2.3:a:simple-membership-plugin:simple_membership:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.3.6 Vulnerable ·wpinsider-1
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4719
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwcj-v244-qf8f
References
More wpinsider-1 Simple Membership vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-04084 Simple Membership < 4.2.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-22342 WordPress Simple Membership plugin <= 4.3.4 - Unauthenticated Membership Role Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-02140 Simple Membership < 4.1.3 - Unauthenticated Membership Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-10675 The Simple Membership plugin before 3.8.5 for WordPress has CSRF affecting the Bulk Operation section. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-22341 WordPress Simple Membership plugin <= 4.3.4 - Authenticated Account Takeover vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-10273 Simple Membership <= 4.5.5 - Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-4719 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4719 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fwcj-v244-qf8f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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