Arbitrary file upload in Strangerstudios Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Subscriptions
CVE-2023-6187
The Paid Memberships Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file type validation in the 'pmpro_paypalexpress_session_vars_for_user_fields' function in versions up to, and including, 2.12.3. Thi…
Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload
EPSS: 0.197 (95.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5979f2eb-2ca8-4b06-814c-c4236…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-memberships-pro/tags/2.12.3/includes/fi…
- www.paidmembershipspro.com/pmpro-update-2-12-4/
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2997319/paid-memberships-pro/tags/2.12.4/i…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2997319/paid-memberships-pro/tags/2.12.4/i…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6187?
- CVE-2023-6187 is a high-severity vulnerability in Strangerstudios Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Subscriptions, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-11-18.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6187?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-6187 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.