Arbitrary Shortcode Execution in WP-Members Membership Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-9489

5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
WP-members Membership Plugin
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 September 2025

What is CVE-2025-9489?

The WP-Members Membership Plugin for WordPress suffers from a vulnerability that permits arbitrary shortcode execution due to insufficient validation of input values. This issue is present in all versions up to and including 3.5.4.2. Authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher can exploit this flaw by executing unauthorized shortcodes, potentially leading to a variety of security breaches.

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Affected Version(s)

WP-Members Membership Plugin * <= 3.5.4.2

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-members/tag...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-members/tag...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Kishan Vyas
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