CVE-2023-6855

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.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.35%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: strangerstudios Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions
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References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/383c7837-e7b7-4608-9cdc-91b7dbc7f4e2?source=cve third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-memberships-pro/trunk/includes/rest-api.php#L528 issue tracking
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-memberships-pro/trunk/includes/rest-api.php#L997 issue tracking
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 issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-6855?
CVE-2023-6855 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-6855?
To fix CVE-2023-6855, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-6855 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-6855 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-6855?
CVE-2023-6855 affects strangerstudios Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions.
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