CVE-2025-12648 WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.5.4.4 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure via Unprotected Files
Unauthenticated attackers can download sensitive user-uploaded documents by guessing predictable file paths in the WP-Members plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12648?
CVE-2025-12648 is a medium-severity vulnerability in cbutlerjr WP-Members Membership Plugin, published on 7 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP-Members Membership Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized file access in versions up to, and including, 3.5.4.4. This is due to storing user-uploaded files in predictable directories (wp-content/uploads/wpmembers/user_files/<user_id>/) without implementing proper access controls beyond basic directory listing protection (.htaccess with Options -Indexes). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to directly access and download sensitive documents uploaded by site users via direct URL access, granted they can guess or enumerate user IDs and filenames.
Weakness: CWE-552
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12648?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12648?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12648 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-12648 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12648 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5cxq-3v7p-39j8.