Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution Vulnerability in Effortless Memberships
CVE-2024-10261

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 November 2024

What is CVE-2024-10261?

The Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction plugin for WordPress contains a security flaw that permits arbitrary shortcode execution across all versions up to and including 2.13.0. This vulnerability arises from insufficient validation of user input prior to executing the do_shortcode function. Consequently, unauthenticated attackers can exploit this weakness to execute unauthorized shortcodes, potentially leading to a range of destructive actions within a WordPress site, including compromise of sensitive data and defacement of content.

Affected Version(s)

Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction 0 <= 2.13.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3182968/paid...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Arkadiusz Hydzik
.