Paid Memberships Pro <= 2.12.6 - Information Exposure in Debug Logs

2024-01-12 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 2.12.7
Affected Plugin: Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions
Affected Version: <= 2.12.6
CVSS: 5.3Medium
Weakness type: CWE-215 · Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Debugging Code
CVE: CVE pending

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At a glance

This record tracks a medium-severity Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Debugging Code vulnerability in the Paid Memberships Pro WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.12.6. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 2.12.7; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed January 2024.

Vulnerability Overview

The Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.12.6 via debug logs. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including user passwords through debug logs.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-215: Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Debugging Code

The product inserts sensitive information into debugging code, which could expose this information if the debugging code is not disabled in production.

Remediation

Update to version 2.12.7, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: Paid Memberships Pro 2.12.7 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

Alerts

External References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/852b1895-3bed-4c2f-912c-c136b38a09bb

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CVSS Vector

5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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