WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.5.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- 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 WP-Members Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via URL Query String in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Successful exploitation requires the victim to first visit the attacker-crafted URL and then click the Terms of Service link rendered on the resulting registration page.
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-2026-84960
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5v88-f6fh-jphx
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ab8bd8c8-d9aa-4223-9400-4d500446b598?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-members/tags/3.5.6/includes/class-wp-members-forms.php#L2203
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-members/tags/3.5.6/includes/class-wp-members-forms.php#L2202
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3679958%40wp-members%2Ftrunk&old=3471137%40wp-members%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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-2026-01999 WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.5.5.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via 'order_by' Shortcode Attribute CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-84960 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-84960 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5v88-f6fh-jphx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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