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

> Authenticated subscribers can modify plugin settings due to missing capability checks, allowing unauthorized reordering of login form elements.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8rf5-5p39-68xv

## 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 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2869?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15660/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-1852](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1852/): WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.4.9.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-6733](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6733/): WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.4.8 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-10374](https://insights.sbomify.com/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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1987/): WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.4.9.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2869 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: cbutlerjr WP-Members Membership Plugin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2869/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2869/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2869
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2869
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2869

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2869/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.