WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.5.5.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via 'order_by' Shortcode Attribute
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The WP-Members Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'order_by' attribute of the [wpmem_user_membership_posts] shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.5.1. This is due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
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-2026-2363
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7hxx-g33g-24p4
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2a47e3cc-9435-4e9c-8d9a-9eb5014d229f?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-members/tags/3.5.5.1/includes/class-wp-members-products.php#L496
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-members/tags/3.5.5.1/includes/class-wp-members-products.php#L490
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3468716/wp-members/trunk/includes/class-wp-members-products.php
More cbutlerjr 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-2024-02728 WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.4.9.3 - Unprotected Storage of Potentially Sensitive Files CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2017-01512 Cross-site scripting in Chad Butler WP-Members CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-11600 WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.5.4.4 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure via Unprotected Files CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-04123 WP-Members <= 3.5.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wpmem_user_memberships Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-2363 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-2363 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7hxx-g33g-24p4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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