CVE-2026-5074
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 · uneditedThe ARMember Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'sSortDir_0' parameter of the `get_private_content_data` AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 7.3.1. This is due to insufficient sanitization of the user-supplied parameter which is concatenated directly into the ORDER BY clause of an SQL query without a whitelist check. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. Note: The vulnerability can only be exploited if the "User Private Content" addon is enabled, which is disabled by default..
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 confidenceThe ARMember Premium plugin for WordPress contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the get_private_content_data AJAX action. The sSortDir_0 parameter is not sanitized and is directly concatenated into the ORDER BY clause of an SQL query without any whitelist validation, allowing authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access to inject arbitrary SQL queries.
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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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Identify ARMember Premium installationCheck the WordPress plugins directory or use wp-cli: wp plugin list --name=armember-premiumAffected if Plugin is not installed or is the free version only
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Determine installed plugin versionLook at the plugin header in armember-premium/armember-premium.php or use: wp plugin get armember-premium --field=versionAffected if Version is unknown or cannot be compared to a patched version
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Verify User Private Content addon is activeCheck WordPress plugins page for 'User Private Content' addon status, or query the database: SELECT option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name LIKE '%arm_member_userprivatecontent%'Affected if The addon shows as active or the database query returns an 'active' status
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Check if user registration is enabledNavigate to WordPress Settings > General > Membership, or query: SELECT option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = 'users_can_register'Affected if Users can register is set to 1 (enabled)
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Confirm subscriber-level users existQuery user roles: SELECT user_id, meta_value FROM wp_usermeta WHERE meta_key = 'wp_capabilities' AND meta_value LIKE '%subscriber%'Affected if Any subscriber-level users exist in the system
The environment is affected if ARMember Premium is installed with the User Private Content addon enabled and the site allows user registration or has existing subscriber 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 the ARMember Premium plugin to version 7.3.2 or later. As a workaround, disable the User Private Content addon if the update cannot be applied immediately.
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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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