SQL injection in Paid Memberships Pro WordPress Plugin
Priority CRITICAL 92CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Paid Memberships Pro WordPress Plugin, version < 2.9.8, is affected by an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the 'code' parameter of the '/pmpro/v1/order' REST route.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.9246 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Paid Memberships Pro WordPress Plugin: 2.9.8
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Paid Memberships Pro WordPress Plugin | before 2.9.8 | 2.9.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- Paid Memberships Pro WordPress Plugin Vendor— Affected before 2.9.8 Fixed in 2.9.8 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:strangerstudios:paid_memberships_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.9.8 | Vulnerable | strangerstudios |
- cpe:2.3:a:strangerstudios:paid_memberships_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.9.8 Vulnerable ·strangerstudios
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Paid Memberships Pro WordPress Plugin Fixed in 2.9.8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-23488
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pppw-hpjp-v2p9
References
More strangerstudios Paid Memberships Pro vulnerabilities
- 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
- TI-2024-01196 Paid Memberships Pro - Membership Maps Add On < 0.7 - Contributor+ Sensitive Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
Sources
- CVE-2023-23488 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-23488 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pppw-hpjp-v2p9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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