Vulnerability · Published Dec 17, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-14081Ultimate Member <= 2.11.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Profile Privacy Setting Bypass
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect authorization in Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin from ultimatemember. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Ultimate Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Profile Privacy Setting Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.11.0. This is due to a flaw in the secure fields mechanism where field keys are stored in the allowed fields list before the `required_perm` check is applied during rendering. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access to modify their profile privacy settings (e.g., setting profile to "Only me") via direct parameter manipulation, even when the administrator has explicitly disabled the option for their role.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ultimatemember | Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin | 0 – through 2.11.0 |
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/aad57a68-c385-491f-a5a2-32906df4b52b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-member/tags/2.10.6/includes/core/um-actions-account.php#L322
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-member/tags/2.10.6/includes/core/class-account.php#L610
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3421362/