CVE-2025-69193
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in e-plugins WP Membership wp-membership allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Membership: from n/a through <= 1.6.4.
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 confidenceMissing authorization vulnerability in WP Membership plugin allows attackers to bypass access controls due to incorrectly configured security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to protected membership content or administrative functions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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 WP Membership plugin is installedAccess WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and look for 'WP Membership' or 'wp-membership' in the plugin list; alternatively, check wp-content/plugins/ directory for the plugin folderAffected if Plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Identify installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin > Plugins, click on the WP Membership plugin to view version details; or open the main plugin file (e.g., wp-membership.php) and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block; or check readme.txt for the Stable tagAffected if Version is lower than 1.6.5 (e.g., 1.6.4, 1.6.3, earlier versions)
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Inspect security level configurationNavigate to WP Membership plugin settings in WordPress admin (usually under Membership or Settings menu); locate access control, security level, or permission settings; verify if security levels are set to allow broad access or if there are misconfigured permission tiersAffected if Security levels are incorrectly configured allowing unauthenticated or low-privilege users to access protected content or admin functions
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Check for unauthorized access indicatorsReview user access logs, membership content access logs, and admin action logs for suspicious access patterns; look for content downloads or page views by unknown/unauthorized users; check user role capabilities for unexpected privilege escalationsAffected if Evidence exists of users accessing content or admin functions beyond their assigned membership level
User is affected if WP Membership plugin version is below 1.6.5 AND security level settings permit unauthorized access to protected membership content or administrative functions.
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.
From vendor dataUpdate WP Membership plugin to version 1.6.5 or later which contains the patched authorization controls; until then, restrict administrative access to trusted IPs and audit user permissions.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-69193 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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