Paid Memberships ProWordPress extension · Strangerstudios
CVE-2024-37277
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAuthorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Paid Memberships Pro allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Paid Memberships Pro: from n/a through 3.0.4.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAuthorization bypass vulnerability in Paid Memberships Pro plugin where user-controlled input is used to determine access to functionality without proper ACL validation, allowing unauthorized access to restricted features.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Paid Memberships ProWordPress extension
< 3.0.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Paid Memberships Pro plugin installationCheck your WordPress plugins directory or the WordPress admin dashboard under Plugins > Installed Plugins to find the Paid Memberships Pro pluginAffected if The plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site
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Identify installed versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate Paid Memberships Pro. The version number is displayed under the plugin name. Alternatively, check the plugin header in the main plugin file (typically in /wp-content/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/paid-memberships-pro.php)Affected if The version number displayed is less than 3.0.5
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Verify plugin is accessible from the webConfirm the WordPress site with the plugin installed is publicly accessible or accessible to the network where the vulnerability could be exploitedAffected if The site is accessible and the plugin is active
You are affected if Paid Memberships Pro version less than 3.0.5 is installed and active on your WordPress site, as this version range contains the authorization bypass vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped3.0.5
Immediately update Paid Memberships Pro to the latest version; if no patch is available, temporarily disable the plugin or restrict access at the WAF level until a fix is released.
3.0.5
- Backup your WordPress site and database before performing any updates
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins in your WordPress admin dashboard
- Locate Paid Memberships Pro in the plugin list
- If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to update to version 3.0.5, or manually upload the 3.0.5 plugin package
- Verify the update was successful by checking the installed plugin version shows 3.0.5
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Paid Memberships Pro
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-37277 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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