CVE-2025-62005
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 · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in FantasticPlugins SUMO Memberships for WooCommerce sumomemberships allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects SUMO Memberships for WooCommerce: from n/a through < 7.8.0.
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 · high confidenceA Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the SUMO Memberships plugin for WooCommerce. The plugin lacks proper anti-CSRF token validation on membership-related actions, allowing attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended operations such as modifying membership levels, user subscriptions, or access controls.
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CVSS 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
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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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Confirm SUMO Memberships plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'SUMO Memberships' or check the file wp-content/plugins/sumo-memberships/ existsAffected if The plugin is installed and active
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Identify installed plugin versionCheck the plugin version in the plugin header (usually in the main PHP file or readme.txt), or view the plugin details in WordPress admin Plugins pageAffected if Version is below 7.8.0 (the vulnerability is present in versions prior to 7.8.0)
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Verify admin access to membership functions existsCheck if the WordPress admin has access to membership management pages (Memberships > Membership Levels, Subscriptions, or Access Control in the admin dashboard)Affected if Admin users can access membership-related actions - CSRF requires a logged-in admin to be tricked into submitting a forged request
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Confirm WooCommerce integration is activeEnsure WooCommerce is installed and active, as SUMO Memberships is a WooCommerce addon - check WooCommerce status in Plugins listAffected if WooCommerce is active and SUMO Memberships is configured (the vulnerable code path requires the WooCommerce integration to be functional)
A user is affected if the SUMO Memberships plugin version is below 7.8.0 and the membership management features are accessible to authenticated administrators who could be tricked into performing unintended actions via CSRF.
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 · scopedUpdate to version 7.8.0 or later which includes proper nonce validation. Until then, enforce admin session integrity and consider network-level protections against CSRF attacks.
SUMO Memberships for WooCommerce version 7.8.0 or later
- 1. Backup your WordPress site and database before making any changes
- 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins in your WordPress admin dashboard
- 3. Locate 'SUMO Memberships for WooCommerce' (sumomemberships) in the plugin list
- 4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 7.8.0 or later
- 5. Alternatively, you can download version 7.8.0 from the official WordPress plugin repository or from FantasticPlugins
- 6. After updating, verify the plugin version shows 7.8.0 or higher
- 7. Test critical membership workflows (registration, subscription, access control) to ensure functionality is intact
- 8. Clear any caching plugins and test the site frontend
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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.
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