CVE-2023-2869

MEDIUM

WP-Members Membership <3.4.7.3 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

The WP-Members Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin settings update due to a missing capability check on the do_field_reorder function in versions up to, and including, 3.4.7.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to reorder form elements on login forms.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-members/trunk/includes/admin/tabs/class-wp-members-admin-tab-fields.php?rev=2895180#L799

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2920897/wp-members/trunk/includes/admin/tabs/class-wp-members-admin-tab-fields.php

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bf05a79a-0375-4c9d-bbf0-a87484327b87?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3

EPSS 0.0050

EPSS Percentile 39.4%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (2)

butlerblog/wp-members < 3.4.8

cbutlerjr/WP-Members Membership Plugin < 3.4.7.3

Published Jul 12, 2023

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026