Vulnerability · Published Mar 4, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-2363WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.5.5.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via 'order_by' Shortcode Attribute
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity SQL injection in WP-Members Membership Plugin from cbutlerjr. 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 22% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The WP-Members Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'order_by' attribute of the [wpmem_user_membership_posts] shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.5.1. This is due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| cbutlerjr | WP-Members Membership Plugin | 0 – through 3.5.5.1 |
Weakness: CWE-89 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2a47e3cc-9435-4e9c-8d9a-9eb5014d229f?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-members/tags/3.5.5.1/includes/class-wp-members-products.php#L496
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-members/tags/3.5.5.1/includes/class-wp-members-products.php#L490
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3468716/wp-members/trunk/includes/class-wp-members-products.php