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
References
CVE
Classification
Type
PRIVESC
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Charles Vosburgh
Submitter
Charles Vosburgh
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
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)