CVE-2025-69292
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to escalate privileges in the WP Membership WordPress plugin, potentially granting unauthorized administrative access. It affects all WordPress sites running WP Membership plugin versions up to and including 1.6.4.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Membership 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 gain full administrative control over the WordPress site, allowing them to modify content, install malicious plugins/themes, steal sensitive data, or take the site offline.
Likely Case
Attackers gain elevated privileges to access restricted content, modify user roles, or perform unauthorized administrative actions.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to attempted privilege escalation that can be detected and blocked.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires some level of access to the WordPress site, but privilege escalation mechanisms are typically straightforward once initial access is obtained.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 1.6.4
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find WP Membership plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin, then install latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable WP Membership Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available.
wp plugin deactivate wp-membership
Restrict Plugin Access
allUse WordPress security plugins to restrict access to plugin functionality.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and monitor for privilege escalation attempts
- Use web application firewall rules to block suspicious privilege modification requests
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins → WP Membership version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get wp-membership --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify WP Membership plugin version is greater than 1.6.4📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual user role changes in WordPress logs
- Multiple failed privilege escalation attempts
- Administrative actions from non-admin users
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to user role modification endpoints from unauthorized sources
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (event="user_role_changed" OR event="capability_added") AND user_role="administrator"