CVE-2015-4038 json
The WP Membership plugin 1.2.3 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator privileges via an iv_membership_update…
published 2015-06-03 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-4066
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 8.3%
- EPSS 8.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
The WP Membership plugin 1.2.3 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator privileges via an iv_membership_update_user_settings action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-37074)
- Published
Exploit prediction
8.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-37074 WordPress Plugin WP Membership 1.2.3 - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2015-05-21
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132012/WordPress-WP-Membership-1.2.3-Privilege-Escalation.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
- Technology feeds
References
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/132012/WordPress-WP-Membership-1.2.3-Privilege-Escalation.html
exploit
- wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/7998
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/535587/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/74766
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/535652/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-4038
- NVD CVE-2015-4038
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