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ARMember Premium CVE-2026-42417

| EUVDEUVD-2026-93054 CRITICAL
SQL Injection (CWE-89)
2026-10-06 Patchstack GHSA-mxh5-3r47-4qq7
9.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Identify site running ARMember Premium <= 7.8
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted HTTP request to vulnerable endpoint
  3. Exploit
    Inject malicious SQL via unsanitized parameter
  4. Execution
    Database executes attacker query
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate credentials and member data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence

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Exploitation Conditions

No special conditions beyond having ARMember Premium plugin version 7.8 or earlier installed and network-reachable on a WordPress site - exploitation is remote and unauthenticated (PR:N, UI:N) against the affected plugin's endpoints. The primary limiting factor is deployment scope: only sites running this specific commercial membership plugin at a vulnerable version are affected, and the public-facing injectable endpoint must be reachable. No authentication, user interaction, or non-default configuration is indicated as required by the available data.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw with no user interaction and a scope change, yielding a 9.3 score - consistent with an unauthenticated SQL injection (CWE-89) in a WordPress plugin, where the injection reaches a database that is a security authority distinct from the vulnerable web application (justifying S:C). All exploitability signals point to high real-world risk: no barriers to reach the vulnerable endpoint. However, several priority-shaping signals are MISSING from the input: there is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no indication of public POC/exploit code, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The confidentiality impact is rated High while integrity is None and availability only Low, which fits a read-oriented SQLi (data exfiltration) rather than full data tampering. Net assessment: this is a genuine high-priority vulnerability for anyone running ARMember Premium <= 7.8 because it is unauthenticated and trivially reachable, but the absence of EPSS/KEV/POC data means active-exploitation likelihood cannot be confirmed from the provided intelligence and should be treated as a patch-urgently-but-not-yet-confirmed-in-the-wild item.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote, unauthenticated attacker sends a crafted HTTP request to a vulnerable ARMember Premium endpoint on a WordPress site, injecting malicious SQL that the plugin passes unsanitized to the database. The attacker then extracts sensitive data such as user credentials, session tokens, or member PII from the WordPress database. No public exploit code is identified at the time of analysis, but the low attack complexity and lack of authentication make exploitation straightforward.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 06, 2026

Unauthenticated SQL injection in ARMember Premium versions 7.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries against the underlying WordPress database, potentially exposing sensitive information. The flaw requires no authentication (PR:N) or user interaction (UI:N), and its scope change (S:C) indicates the database is a security authority distinct from the web application. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the CVSS score of 9.3 reflects the high confidentiality impact.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Site administrators should disable or remove the ARMember Premium plugin until a fixed version is available; this will remove membership functionality. If the plugin must remain active, restrict network access to the plugin's public-facing endpoints via a web application firewall (WAF) configured to block SQL injection patterns, though the specific injectable parameter is not disclosed, limiting rule precision. Additionally, apply the principle of least privilege to the WordPress database user to reduce the impact of a successful injection, and monitor database logs for anomalous queries. These compensating controls do not eliminate the risk and have operational trade-offs such as potential false positives or degraded site functionality.

Affected VersionsENISA

ARMember Premium n/a ≤7.8

Affected Packages

euvd armember_premium no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability is a SQL injection (CWE-89) in the ARMember Premium plugin, a commercial WordPress membership management extension. The plugin fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before incorporating it into SQL queries, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary SQL statements. The affected product is identified by the CPE cpe:2.3:a:reputeinfosystems:armember_premium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, covering all versions up to and including 7.8. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L) indicates the vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication or user interaction, and the scope change (S:C) reflects that the database is a separate security authority from the WordPress application. This class of vulnerability can lead to data exfiltration, modification, or deletion, though the confidentiality impact is rated high while integrity and availability impacts are none and low, respectively.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 9.3 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
vuln.today AI 9.3 CRITICAL

Unauthenticated remote SQLi gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; database as separate authority justifies S:C; read-oriented injection yields C:H, I:N, A:L.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Unauthenticated SQL Injection in ARMember Premium <= 7.8 versions.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A critical unauthenticated SQL injection flaw in the ARMember Premium WordPress plugin (versions 7.8 and earlier) could allow an external attacker to run arbitrary queries against the site's WordPress database without any credentials or user interaction. Because no vendor patch is currently available and the plugin is widely deployed on customer-facing membership sites, any organization hosting it should treat its membership, payment-adjacent, and user credential data as exposed. Leadership should care because exploitation would not require an insider or stolen login - only network reachability to the affected site.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: deactivate or remove ARMember Premium 7.8 and earlier where feasible; deploy WAF virtual patching tuned to SQL injection on membership endpoints; restrict network exposure of affected sites and database services; enforce least-privilege database accounts and rotate credentials and salts; enhance logging and monitoring for injection attempts and anomalous database reads.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 77% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
Commercial WordPress membership plugin, widely sold but not universally deployed
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

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 CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

46
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +46
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.

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