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Simple Membership CVE-2023-50376

HIGH
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2023-12-19 audit@patchstack.com
7.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.13%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in smp7, wp.Insider Simple Membership allows Reflected XSS.3.8. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in smp7, wp.Insider Simple Membership allows Reflected XSS.3.8. Affected products include: Simple-Membership-Plugin Simple Membership. Version information: through 4.3.8..

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in smp7, wp.Insider Simple Membership allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Simple Membership: from n/a through 4.3.8.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 68% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:simple-membership-plugin:simple_membership:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
CVE-2022-2317 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Aug 01

The Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.1.3 allows user to change their membership at the registration stage due

CVE-2026-15930 CRITICAL POC
9.4 Aug 03

Account takeover of the primary WordPress administrator affects the Simple Membership plugin in all versions before 4.7.

CVE-2026-11855 HIGH POC
8.8 Jul 06

Stored/reflected cross-site scripting in the Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.7.5 lets unauthenticated attack

CVE-2022-2273 HIGH POC
8.8 Aug 01

The Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.1.3 does not properly validate the membership_level parameter when editi

CVE-2019-14328 HIGH POC
8.8 Jul 28

The Simple Membership plugin before 3.8.5 for WordPress has CSRF affecting the Bulk Operation section. Rated high severi

CVE-2022-0681 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Mar 21

The Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.1.0 does not have CSRF check in place when deleting Transactions, which

CVE-2026-15931 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Aug 03

Stored cross-site scripting in the Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.7.8 allows unauthenticated attackers to i

CVE-2022-1724 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Jun 13

The Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.1.1 does not properly sanitise and escape parameters before outputting t

CVE-2026-88764 MEDIUM POC
5.4 Sep 13

Privilege escalation in the Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.7.8 allows authenticated members to obtain highe

CVE-2026-88785 MEDIUM POC
4.7 Oct 11

Simple Membership, a WordPress membership plugin, transmits a newly registered member's plaintext password in a URL quer

CVE-2022-0328 MEDIUM POC
4.7 Feb 28

The Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.0.9 does not have CSRF check when deleting members in bulk, which could

CVE-2026-97337 HIGH
7.5 Oct 03

Unauthenticated attackers can redirect activation and registration-complete emails to an arbitrary address in Simple Mem

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