CVE-2025-69292
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 · uneditedIncorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in e-plugins WP Membership wp-membership allows Privilege Escalation.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 confidenceIncorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in the WP Membership WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.6.4) allows privilege escalation, enabling lower-privileged users to gain higher-level access through improper authorization checks in the plugin's role or capability handling logic.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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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Confirm WP Membership plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'WP Membership' in the list. Note the version number displayed below the plugin name.Affected if The plugin is installed and the version is 1.6.4 or lower
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Verify the installed version numberAccess the plugin files via FTP or file manager, open the main plugin file (usually wp-membership.php or similar), and locate the version constant defined at the top of the file.Affected if The version defined is 1.6.4 or any version number lower than 1.6.4
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Identify if role or capability management features are activeIn WordPress admin, navigate to the WP Membership plugin settings panel. Look for sections labeled 'Roles', 'Capabilities', 'User Permissions', 'Access Control', or similar that handle user privilege assignment.Affected if The plugin has any role or capability management interface enabled and accessible to users
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Review recent user role changes in the systemAccess WordPress user management (Users > All Users) and check the user role assignments. Cross-reference with server access logs or security plugins to identify any role or capability changes made through the WP Membership plugin functionality.Affected if Any user account shows a role elevation that was not performed through standard WordPress administrative channels
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Audit administrative user accounts for unauthorized additionsIn WordPress admin, go to Users > All Users and filter for Administrator role. Verify that all administrator accounts were created by known, authorized administrators through the standard WordPress user creation process.Affected if There are administrator accounts present that were created outside the normal WordPress admin user creation workflow
Your environment is affected if the WP Membership plugin is installed at version 1.6.4 or lower and the role/capability handling functionality is active, with any unexpected privilege escalation detected in user accounts.
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 to the latest available version immediately. If no update exists, disable the plugin until a patch is released, and implement compensating controls such as restricting user role assignments and monitoring for suspicious administrative activity.
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