WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Simple Membership < 4.7.8 - Subscriber+ Membership Level Escalation via PayPal Standard subsc_ref

Description

The plugin does not validate that the membership level supplied in a PayPal payment notification matches the level configured for the paid payment button, allowing members to pay for a lower-priced membership while being granted a higher, more privileged membership level.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 4.7.8

References

Classification

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Charles Vosburgh
Submitter
Charles Vosburgh
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-09-11 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-09-11 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-11 (about 1 day ago)

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