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CVE-2015-4038
The WP Membership plugin 1.2.3 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator privileges via an…
Medium6.5EPSS 8.3%
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- mitre
Description
The WP Membership plugin 1.2.3 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator privileges via an iv_membership_update_user_settings action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.3% · top 5.1% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7998 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20150521 CVE-2015-4038 - WordPress WP Membership plugin [Privilege escalation] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132012/WordPress-WP-Membership-1.2.3-Privilege-Escalation.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 74766 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20150601 CVE-2015-4038 - WordPress WP Membership plugin [Privilege escalation] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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