Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-69292 affects the WordPress WP Membership plugin through version 1.6.4. A user with a low-privileged account may be able to gain higher privileges. For membership sites, this could expose customer data, site content, and administrative control. There is no source-provided evidence of active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority WordPress plugin issue, especially for customer-facing membership sites. It may allow account privilege escalation and full site compromise. Prioritize inventory, update verification, and temporary exposure reduction where untrusted accounts exist.
Technical view
The issue is an incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability, mapped to CWE-266, in e-plugins WP Membership. CVSS 3.1 is 8.8: network-accessible, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Affected versions are listed as through 1.6.4.
Likely exposure
WordPress sites using the WP Membership plugin at version 1.6.4 or earlier are potentially exposed. Risk is higher where untrusted users can create or hold membership accounts, because exploitation requires low privileges rather than administrator access.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector indicates remote exploitation over the network by an authenticated low-privileged user. The source bundle does not include exploit details, a proof of concept, or CISA KEV listing. Do not assume active exploitation without additional vendor or threat-intelligence confirmation.
Researcher notes
Available evidence is limited to CVE metadata and the Patchstack vulnerability entry. The bundle does not name a fixed version, exploit status, or detailed vulnerable code path. Validation should focus on asset exposure, plugin version, user-registration posture, and anomalous privilege changes.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all WordPress sites using WP Membership.
- Check vendor or Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or official workaround.
- Update the plugin if an official fixed release is available.
- Temporarily disable the plugin if no safe update exists and business risk is unacceptable.
- Limit new member registration to trusted users until remediation is confirmed.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed WP Membership versions on all WordPress instances.
- Flag any instance running version 1.6.4 or earlier.
- Review recent role changes and unexpected administrator accounts.
- Check whether public or self-service registration is enabled.
- Track vendor and Patchstack advisories for remediation updates.
Public sources used
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CWE-266: Exact CWE lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
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CWE details
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Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Incorrect Privilege Assignment represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.