Paid Memberships Pro: SQL injection
Paid Memberships Pro is affected by SQL injection. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- Component
- Paid Memberships Pro
- Plugin slug
paid-memberships-pro- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Feb 07, 2022
This CVE was published Feb 07, 2022 and is one of 23 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Paid Memberships Pro to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Paid Memberships Pro WordPress plugin before 2.6.7 does not escape the discount_code in one of its REST route (available to unauthenticated users) before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H