CVE-2023-2869 WP-Members Membership <= 3.4.7.3 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update

What is CVE-2023-2869?

CVE-2023-2869 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in cbutlerjr WP-Members Membership Plugin, published on 12 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WP-Members Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin settings update due to a missing capability check on the do_field_reorder function in versions up to, and including, 3.4.7.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to reorder form elements on login forms.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2869?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Butlerblog Wp-Members.

How do I fix CVE-2023-2869?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2869 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2023-2869 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2869 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in cbutlerjr WP-Members Membership Plugin

• CVE-2019-15660 Cross-site request forgery in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2024-1852 WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.4.9.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting High 7.2
• CVE-2023-6733 WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.4.8 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure Medium 6.5
• CVE-2024-10374 WP-Members <= 3.4.9.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wpmem_loginout Shortcode Medium 6.4
• CVE-2024-1987 WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.4.9.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Medium 6.4

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-8rf5-5p39-68xv.