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CVE-2024-8520

MEDIUM 4.3 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 4, 2024
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-352
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Description

The Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the admin_init or user_action_hook function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify a users membership status via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected WordPress components

  • Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin Plugin · ultimate-member
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 2.8.6
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A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • ultimatemember Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin — Up to and including 2.8.6
  • ultimatemember ultimate_member — Up to and including 2.8.6
  • ultimatemember ultimate_member — Before 2.8.7

References

  • github.com https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L1880 Product
  • github.com https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L1945 Product
  • github.com https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L1948C1-L1959C6 Product
  • github.com https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L70C4-L70C84 Product
  • github.com https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/core/class-admin-users.php#L146C1-L173C12 Product
  • github.com https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/core/class-admin-users.php#L175C1-L178C7 Product
  • github.com https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/core/class-admin-users.php#L41C4-L41C90 Product
  • github.com https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/pull/1549 Patch
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3160947/ultimate-member/trunk/includes/admin/class-admin.php Patch
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7ffddc03-d4ae-460e-972a-98804d947d09?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record