CVE-2024-0624: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in strangerstudios Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions
The Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.12.7. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the pmpro_update_level_order() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the order of levels via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-0624 is a CSRF vulnerability in the Paid Memberships Pro WordPress plugin (up to version 2.12.7) caused by improper nonce validation in the pmpro_update_level_order() function. This flaw enables unauthenticated attackers to update membership level orders by tricking site administrators into executing forged requests. The vulnerability does not require privileges or user interaction beyond the administrator being tricked. It is classified under CWE-352 and has a medium severity rating with a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.3.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to modify the order of membership levels within the plugin without authentication, potentially disrupting site membership configurations. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported. The attack requires social engineering to convince an administrator to perform an action, limiting the ease of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, administrators should exercise caution with unsolicited links and consider restricting administrative access or implementing additional CSRF protections at the web application firewall or server level. Monitor for updates from strangerstudios regarding a security patch.
CVE-2024-0624: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in strangerstudios Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions
Description
The Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.12.7. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the pmpro_update_level_order() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the order of levels via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-0624 is a CSRF vulnerability in the Paid Memberships Pro WordPress plugin (up to version 2.12.7) caused by improper nonce validation in the pmpro_update_level_order() function. This flaw enables unauthenticated attackers to update membership level orders by tricking site administrators into executing forged requests. The vulnerability does not require privileges or user interaction beyond the administrator being tricked. It is classified under CWE-352 and has a medium severity rating with a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.3.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to modify the order of membership levels within the plugin without authentication, potentially disrupting site membership configurations. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported. The attack requires social engineering to convince an administrator to perform an action, limiting the ease of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, administrators should exercise caution with unsolicited links and consider restricting administrative access or implementing additional CSRF protections at the web application firewall or server level. Monitor for updates from strangerstudios regarding a security patch.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-01-16T19:17:26.021Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6de0b7ef31ef0b590026
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:47:12 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 5:37:33 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 12:41:03 AM
Views: 11
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