Description

WordPress Plugin Simple Membership is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently change addon settings. WordPress Plugin Simple Membership version 3.8.5 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 3.8.6 or latest

References

https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/08/01/wordpress-plugin-directory-team-missed-possible-settings-change-vulnerability-in-simple-membership/

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-membership/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass