CVE-2023-2869 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-2869

WP-Members Membership <= 3.4.7.3 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update

Vulnerability Description

The WP-Members Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin settings update due to a missing capability check on the do_field_reorder function in versions up to, and including, 3.4.7.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to reorder form elements on login forms.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Marco Wotschka

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

WP-Members Membership Plugin
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: July 12th, 2023
Last Modified: April 8th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1531 Account Access Removal
Impact