CVE-2020-37169 WordPress Plugin ultimate-member 2.1.3 Local File Inclusion
Authenticated attackers can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the Ultimate Member plugin to execute arbitrary code via manipulated parameters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-37169?
CVE-2020-37169 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in ultimate-member, published on 13 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
WordPress Plugin ultimate-member 2.1.3 contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to include arbitrary files by manipulating the pack parameter in class-admin-upgrade.php. Attackers can send POST requests with malicious pack values to include unintended PHP files from the packages directory and execute arbitrary code.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-37169?
How do I fix CVE-2020-37169?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37169 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2020-37169 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37169 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vm2q-f7mg-hvvh.