Ultimate Member exposes unapproved comments through profile activity
Ultimate Member before 2.13.0 does not check comment approval or profile privacy before returning profile activity. An unauthenticated visitor can read comments that are still awaiting moderation, including activity belonging to private profiles.
- Component
- Ultimate Member
- Plugin slug
ultimate-member- Affected
- < 2.13.0
- Safe version
2.13.0- Published
- Sep 02, 2026
This CVE was published Sep 02, 2026 and is one of 60 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update to Ultimate Member 2.13.0 or later and assess whether pending comments or private-profile activity was exposed.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
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 Ultimate Member WordPress plugin before 2.13.0 does not check whether a comment has been approved, or whether the profile it belongs to is private, before returning profile activity to unauthenticated visitors, allowing them to read the content of comments still awaiting moderation.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N