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PHP object injection in WordPress Ultimate Member plugin

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-502Published · Updated

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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00408 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ultimatememberUltimate Memberup to 2.13.1—No fix listedCNA
  • 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

  1. 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-115968
  2. 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-cw69-4j8j-28wc
  3. 2026-10-28 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • 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
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Sources