Ultimate Member Plugin Vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2024-2123

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor: Wordpress
Status: Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin
Vendor: CVE Published:; 13 March 2024

Summary

The Ultimate Member Plugin for WordPress is affected by a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. This flaw exists in numerous parameters across all versions up to and including 2.8.3. It allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These scripts are activated whenever a user accesses a compromised page, posing potential risks to user data and overall website security. It is crucial for users of the Ultimate Member Plugin to implement appropriate security measures to mitigate these risks.

Affected Version(s)

Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin * <= 2.8.3

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-membe...

EPSS Score

14% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:

6.1

Severity:

MEDIUM

Confidentiality:

Low

Integrity:

Low

Availability:

Low

Attack Vector:

Network

Attack Complexity:

Low

Privileges Required:

None

User Interaction:

Required

Scope:

Changed

Timeline

Vulnerability published
Mar 13, 2024
Vulnerability Reserved
Mar 1, 2024

Credit

Matthew Rollings