CVE-2024-0969: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in reputeinfosystems ARMember – Membership Plugin, Content Restriction, Member Levels, User Profile & User signup
The ARMember plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.21 via the REST API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the plugin's "Default Restriction" feature and view restricted post content.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-0969 describes an improper access control vulnerability in the ARMember plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.0.21. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass the plugin's 'Default Restriction' feature through the REST API, leading to exposure of restricted post content. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N), indicating that it is remotely exploitable without privileges or user interaction and results in limited confidentiality impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker without authentication can access restricted content that should be protected by the ARMember plugin's default restriction mechanism. This leads to sensitive information exposure but does not affect integrity or availability. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss of restricted post content.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor the vendor's communications for updates. Until a fix is available, consider disabling the REST API endpoints related to ARMember or applying custom access controls to restrict unauthorized access to sensitive content.
CVE-2024-0969: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in reputeinfosystems ARMember – Membership Plugin, Content Restriction, Member Levels, User Profile & User signup
Description
The ARMember plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.21 via the REST API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the plugin's "Default Restriction" feature and view restricted post content.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-0969 describes an improper access control vulnerability in the ARMember plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.0.21. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass the plugin's 'Default Restriction' feature through the REST API, leading to exposure of restricted post content. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N), indicating that it is remotely exploitable without privileges or user interaction and results in limited confidentiality impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker without authentication can access restricted content that should be protected by the ARMember plugin's default restriction mechanism. This leads to sensitive information exposure but does not affect integrity or availability. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss of restricted post content.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor the vendor's communications for updates. Until a fix is available, consider disabling the REST API endpoints related to ARMember or applying custom access controls to restrict unauthorized access to sensitive content.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-01-26T18:36:41.966Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6de9b7ef31ef0b5908fc
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:47:21 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 5:42:19 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 7:56:39 AM
Views: 12
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