PHP object injection in WordPress Ultimate Member plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
The Ultimate Member plugin for WordPress, from n/a through 2.13.1, deserializes untrusted data, which allows PHP object injection (CWE-502). An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger it with low complexity and no user interaction, with high impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Ultimate Member Ultimate Member ultimate-member allows Object Injection.This issue affects Ultimate Member: from n/a through 2.13.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ultimatemember | Ultimate Member | up to 2.13.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Ultimate Member Vendorultimatemember Affected up to 2.13.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Ultimate Member.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-115968
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-cw69-4j8j-28wc
- 2026-10-28 CISA SSVC decision points changed
More ultimatemember vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-00992 SQL injection in ultimatemember Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-03232 Ultimate Member < 2.6.7 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-03726 JobBoardWP < 1.2.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-19304 WordPress Plugin ultimate-member 2.1.3 Local File Inclusion CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2024-01973 Ultimate Member <= 2.8.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2020-18475 An issue was discovered in the Ultimate Member plugin before 2.1.12 for WordPress, aka… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-115968 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-115968 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cw69-4j8j-28wc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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