WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

WP Membership < 1.6.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update

Description

The WP Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin's settings.

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
wp-membership
Fixed in 1.6.4

References

CVE
CVE-2025-54717
URL
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/df05f31f-85ee-42e3-97b7-c3c11f2ab2b4

Classification

Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
A5: Broken Access Control
CWE
CWE-862
CVSS
4.3 (medium)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
João Pedro Soares de Alcântara
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
490c4b98-0466-4205-ba8d-3e8008ed76d0

Timeline

Publicly Published
2025-08-14 (about 7 months ago)
Added
2025-08-19 (about 7 months ago)
Last Updated
2025-08-19 (about 7 months ago)

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