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

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-07-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

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.

Affected products

• cbutlerjr WP-Members Membership Plugin: before 3.4.8 — fixed in 3.4.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: cbutlerjr WP-Members Membership Plugin 3.4.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-members/trunk/includes/admin/tabs/class-wp-members-admin-tab-fields.php?rev=2895180#L799
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2920897/wp-members/trunk/includes/admin/tabs/class-wp-members-admin-tab-fields.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bf05a79a-0375-4c9d-bbf0-a87484327b87?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-members/trunk/includes/admin/tabs/class-wp-members-admin-tab-fields.php?rev=2895180#L799
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2920897/wp-members/trunk/includes/admin/tabs/class-wp-members-admin-tab-fields.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bf05a79a-0375-4c9d-bbf0-a87484327b87?source=cve

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