CVE-2025-14081
📋 TL;DR
The Ultimate Member WordPress plugin has a profile privacy setting bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access to override administrator-configured privacy restrictions. By manipulating parameters, attackers can set their profiles to 'Only me' even when this option is disabled for their role. This affects all WordPress sites using Ultimate Member plugin versions up to 2.11.0.
💻 Affected Systems
- Ultimate Member WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could hide malicious activity by making their profiles private, preventing administrators from monitoring suspicious user behavior and content.
Likely Case
Subscribers bypass intended privacy controls to hide profile information from other users, violating site privacy policies.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper monitoring and user role management, though privacy controls remain compromised.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access with Subscriber privileges and involves parameter manipulation during profile updates.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.11.1
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3421362/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Ultimate Member plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. Alternatively, download version 2.11.1+ from WordPress.org and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporarily disable profile privacy feature
allDisable all profile privacy settings in Ultimate Member configuration to prevent exploitation until patched.
Restrict Subscriber account creation
allTemporarily disable new user registration or require administrator approval for all new accounts.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Monitor user profile changes in WordPress logs for unauthorized privacy setting modifications.
- Implement web application firewall rules to detect and block parameter manipulation attempts targeting Ultimate Member endpoints.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins → Ultimate Member version. If version is 2.11.0 or lower, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='ultimate-member' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify Ultimate Member plugin version shows 2.11.1 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with 'action=um_account_update' containing modified privacy parameters
- User profile updates from Subscriber roles changing privacy settings
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests with manipulated 'profile_privacy' or similar parameters to Ultimate Member endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "um_account_update" AND ("profile_privacy" OR "privacy_settings") AND user_role="subscriber"🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-member/tags/2.10.6/includes/core/class-account.php#L610
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-member/tags/2.10.6/includes/core/um-actions-account.php#L322
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3421362/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/aad57a68-c385-491f-a5a2-32906df4b52b?source=cve
