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Simple Membership CVE-2024-11088

HIGH
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
2024-11-21 security@wordfence.com
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery

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

Impact

CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could access sensitive data that should not be disclosed 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).
Patch available 0.6% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

The Simple Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.5 via the WordPress core search feature. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Exposure of Sensitive Information vulnerability could allow attackers to access sensitive data that should not be disclosed.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Minimize information in error messages, implement proper access controls, encrypt sensitive data at rest and in transit.

Affects your stack

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Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Exposure of Sensitive Information (CWE-200), which allows attackers to access sensitive data that should not be disclosed. The Simple Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.5 via the WordPress core search feature. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data from posts that have been restricted to higher-level roles such as administrator. Affected products include: Simple-Membership-Plugin Simple Membership.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

DescriptionNVD

The Simple Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.5 via the WordPress core search feature. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data from posts that have been restricted to higher-level roles such as administrator.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 54% exploitable
Data Quality
2 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 0.6%
Patch available Yes
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
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

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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