# CVE-2015-4038: The WP Membership plugin 1.2.3 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator privileges via an iv\_membership\_update\_

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2015-06-03 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7998
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535587/100/0/threaded
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132012/WordPress-WP-Membership-1.2.3-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74766
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535652/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37074

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