WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.5.4.4 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure via Unprotected Files
Vulnerability Description
The WP-Members Membership Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized file access in versions up to, and including, 3.5.4.4. This is due to storing user-uploaded files in predictable directories (wp-content/uploads/wpmembers/user_files/<user_id>/) without implementing proper access controls beyond basic directory listing protection (.htaccess with Options -Indexes). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to directly access and download sensitive documents uploaded by site users via direct URL access, granted they can guess or enumerate user IDs and filenames.
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:
- thinnawarth mathuros
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9d0154fd-0cab-4445-a92e-c44ae9931479?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-members/trunk/includes/class-wp-members-forms.php#L604
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-members/trunk/includes/admin/class-wp-members-admin-api.php#L707
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3427043/wp-members/trunk/includes/class-wp-members-forms.php
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