WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Simple Membership < 4.8.3 - Newly Registered Member Password Disclosure via URL Query String
Description
The plugin does not avoid transmitting a newly registered member's plaintext password in a URL query string when an optional auto-login-after-registration feature is enabled, exposing the credential in browser history and in web server, proxy, and CDN access logs to anyone able to read them.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 4.8.3 References
CVE
Classification
Type
SENSITIVE DATA DISCLOSURE
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Rafael Honorato
Submitter
Rafael Honorato
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-10-09 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-10-09 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-09 (about 1 day ago)
