WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2023-41956 Analyzed

Simple Membership: A security weakness

Simple Membership is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Simple Membership
Plugin slug
simple-membership
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 17, 2024
Weakness
CWE-287 — Improper Authentication
NVD-CWE-noinfo

This CVE was published May 17, 2024 and is one of 27 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Simple Membership 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

Improper Authentication vulnerability in smp7, wp.Insider Simple Membership.This issue affects Simple Membership: from n/a through 4.3.4.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Primary and upstream sources