Vulnerability in Membership Plugin for WordPress Affects User Access Control
CVE-2017-1002008

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Membership-simplified-for-oap-members-only
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 September 2017

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 39%

What is CVE-2017-1002008?

A security flaw in the Membership Simplified for OAP Members Only plugin for WordPress allows unauthorized users to download files without proper authentication. Specifically, the download.php file fails to verify if a user is logged in and possesses the necessary privileges to access protected files. This oversight can lead to potential exploitation by malicious users, compromising sensitive content and undermining the integrity of user access controls.

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Affected Version(s)

membership-simplified-for-oap-members-only < 1.58

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2017-1002008 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wordpress.org/plugins/membership-simplified-for-o...
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http://www.vapidlabs.com/advisory.php?v=187
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41622/
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EPSS Score

39% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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