CVE-2025-54717 WordPress WP Membership Plugin <= 1.6.3 - Settings Change Vulnerability
An attacker can modify WP Membership plugin settings without proper authorization due to missing access controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-54717?
CVE-2025-54717 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in e-plugins WP Membership, published on 14 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in e-plugins WP Membership wp-membership allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Membership: from n/a through <= 1.6.3.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54717?
How do I fix CVE-2025-54717?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54717 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-2025-54717 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54717 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w277-rmjw-hr2g.