Paid Memberships Pro <= 2.12.5 - Missing Authorization via API
Vulnerability Description
The Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of membership levels created by the plugin due to an incorrectly implemented capability check in the pmpro_rest_api_get_permissions_check function in all versions up to 2.12.5 (inclusive). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change membership levels including prices.
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:
- Craig Smith
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/383c7837-e7b7-4608-9cdc-91b7dbc7f4e2?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-memberships-pro/trunk/includes/rest-api.php#L528
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-memberships-pro/trunk/includes/rest-api.php#L997
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3011575/paid-memberships-pro/trunk/includes/rest-api.php?contextall=1&old=2947813&old_path=%2Fpaid-memberships-pro%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Frest-api.php
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