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Is WP-Members Membership Plugin safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (3.5.8.3)

As of 2026-11-04. 19 issues are on record for older versions; version 3.5.8 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix.

Latest version
3.5.8.3
Last updated
2026-10-27
Active installs
50,000+
Known issues on record
19
Unpatched in latest
0
Tested up to WP
7.1.4

The original WordPress membership plugin with content restriction, user login, custom registration fields, user profiles, and more. — by Chad Butler

What to do

  1. Update to the latest version (3.5.8.3). Anything older than 3.5.8 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
  2. If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
  3. Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
  4. If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get wp-members --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wp-members updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

19 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 5.4 CVE-2026-61994 · published 2026-10-12

Missing authorization check in WP-Members Membership Plugin (3.5.7 and older)

Affected
3.5.7 and older
Fixed in
3.5.8 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in RocketGeek WP-Members wp-members allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP-Members: from n/a through 3.5.7.

NVD CVE-2026-61994Patchstack advisory

medium 6.1 CVE-2026-84960 · published 2026-09-11

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP-Members Membership Plugin (3.5.6 and older)

Affected
3.5.6 and older
Fixed in
3.5.7 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

The WP-Members Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via URL Query String in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Successful exploitation requires the victim to first visit the attacker-crafted URL and then click the Terms of Service link rendered on the resulting registration page.

NVD CVE-2026-84960Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source

medium 6.5 CVE-2026-2363 · published 2026-03-04

SQL injection in WP-Members Membership Plugin (3.5.5.1 and older)

Affected
3.5.5.1 and older
Fixed in
3.5.6 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

The WP-Members Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'order_by' attribute of the [wpmem_user_membership_posts] shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.5.1. This is due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

NVD CVE-2026-2363Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source

medium 5.4 CVE-2025-14448 · published 2026-01-15

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP-Members Membership Plugin (3.5.4.3 and older)

Affected
3.5.4.3 and older
Fixed in
3.5.4.4 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

The WP-Members Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Multiple Checkbox and Multiple Select user profile fields in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.4.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2025-14448Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)

medium 5.3 CVE-2025-12648 · published 2026-01-07

Security issue in WP-Members Membership Plugin (3.5.4.4 and older)

Affected
3.5.4.4 and older
Fixed in
3.5.4.5 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

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.

NVD CVE-2025-12648Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source

medium 5.5 CVE-2025-57973 · published 2025-09-22

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP-Members Membership Plugin (3.5.4.2 and older)

Affected
3.5.4.2 and older
Fixed in
3.5.4.3
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Chad Butler WP-Members wp-members allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP-Members: from n/a through <= 3.5.4.2.

NVD CVE-2025-57973Patchstack advisory

medium 5.0 CVE-2025-9489 · published 2025-09-09

Remote code execution in WP-Members Membership Plugin (3.5.4.2 and older)

Affected
3.5.4.2 and older
Fixed in
3.5.4.3 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

The The WP-Members Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.4.2. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

NVD CVE-2025-9489Wordfence advisoryPlugin source

medium 6.4 CVE-2025-7495 · published 2025-07-22

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP-Members Membership Plugin (3.5.4.1 and older)

Affected
3.5.4.1 and older
Fixed in
3.5.4.2 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

The WP-Members Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'wpmem_login_link' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2025-7495Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-50051 · published 2025-06-20

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP-Members Membership Plugin (3.5.4 and older)

Affected
3.5.4 and older
Fixed in
3.5.4.1
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Chad Butler WP-Members wp-members allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP-Members: from n/a through <= 3.5.4.

NVD CVE-2025-50051Patchstack advisory

medium 6.4 CVE-2025-4610 · published 2025-05-17

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP-Members Membership Plugin (3.5.2 and older)

Affected
3.5.2 and older
Fixed in
3.5.3 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

The WP-Members Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's wpmem_user_memberships shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2025-4610Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)wordpress.orgPlugin source

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-10374 · published 2024-10-25

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP-Members Membership Plugin (3.4.9.5 and older)

Affected
3.4.9.5 and older
Fixed in
3.4.9.6 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

The WP-Members Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's wpmem_loginout shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.9.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2024-10374Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)wordpress.org

medium 6.1 CVE-2024-9231 · published 2024-10-22

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP-Members Membership Plugin (3.4.9.5 and older)

Affected
3.4.9.5 and older
Fixed in
3.4.9.6 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

The WP-Members Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.9.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

NVD CVE-2024-9231Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source

medium 5.3 CVE-2024-2920 · published 2024-04-26

Information disclosure in WP-Members Membership Plugin (3.4.9.3 and older)

Affected
3.4.9.3 and older
Fixed in
3.4.9.4 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

The WP-Members Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.9.3 due to the plugin uploading user supplied files to a publicly accessible directory in wp-content without any restrictions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view files uploaded by other users which may contain sensitive information.

NVD CVE-2024-2920Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)

medium 6.1 CVE-2024-1852 · published 2024-04-09

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP-Members Membership Plugin (3.4.9.2 and older)

Affected
3.4.9.2 and older
Fixed in
3.4.9.3 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

The WP-Members Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the X-Forwarded-For header in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.9.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page which is the edit users page. This vulnerability was partially patched in version 3.4.9.2, and was fully patched in 3.4.9.3.

NVD CVE-2024-1852Wordfence advisoryPlugin source

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-1987 · published 2024-03-08

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP-Members Membership Plugin (3.4.9.1 and older)

Affected
3.4.9.1 and older
Fixed in
3.4.9.2 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

The WP-Members Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.9.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2024-1987Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)

medium 6.5 CVE-2023-6733 · published 2024-01-04

Information disclosure in WP-Members Membership Plugin (3.4.8 and older)

Affected
3.4.8 and older
Fixed in
3.4.9 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

The WP-Members Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.8 via the wpmem_field shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, to extract sensitive data including user emails, password hashes, usernames, and more.

NVD CVE-2023-6733Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)

medium 4.3 CVE-2023-2869 · published 2023-07-12

Missing authorization check in WP-Members Membership Plugin (3.4.7.3 and older)

Affected
3.4.7.3 and older
Fixed in
3.4.8 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

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.

NVD CVE-2023-2869Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source

high 8.8 CVE-2019-15660 · published 2019-08-27

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in WP-Members Membership Plugin (older than 3.2.8)

Affected
older than 3.2.8
Fixed in
3.2.8
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

The wp-members plugin before 3.2.8 for WordPress has CSRF.

NVD CVE-2019-15660wordpress.org

medium 6.1 CVE-2017-2222 · published 2017-07-07

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP-Members Membership Plugin (3.1.7 and older)

Affected
3.1.7 and older
Fixed in
3.3.9 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in WP-Members prior to version 3.1.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

NVD CVE-2017-2222Code change (fix)wordpress.orgjvn.jp

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