WCFM Membership: A security weakness

WCFM Membership is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 7.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com

NVD score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov

Component: WCFM Membership
Plugin slug: wcfm-membership
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: Apr 05, 2023
Weakness: CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published Apr 05, 2023 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update WCFM 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.

Source record

Technical description

The WCFM Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and access of data in versions up to, and including, 2.10.0 due to missing capability checks on various AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform a wide variety of actions such as modifying membership details, changing renewal information, controlling membership approvals, and more.

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

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

References

Update, patch or deactivate.

Technical description

Primary and upstream sources