CVE-2024-1071: Ultimate Member (WordPress plugin) · SQL Injection
Affects Ultimate Member (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · public exploit available (Metasploit) · 89% EPSS · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 89.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 99% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 Mar 2024
Detectable: evidence found.
nuclei template: WordPress Ultimate Member 2.1.3 - 2.8.2 – SQL Injection
Weaponised: evidence found.
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ultimatemember Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
1. Immediately update the Ultimate Member plugin to the latest version once a patch is released by the vendor. Monitor official channels for patch announcements. 2. In the absence of an official patch, implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block suspicious SQL injection patterns targeting the 'sorting' parameter. 3. Employ input validation and sanitization at the application level to reject or properly escape special characters in user-supplied parameters. 4. Use parameterized queries or prepared statements in custom code interacting with the plugin to prevent injection. 5. Conduct regular security audits and database activity monitoring to detect anomalous queries or unauthorized access attempts. 6. Restrict database user permissions to the minimum necessary to limit the impact of potential exploitation. 7. Backup databases frequently and verify restoration procedures to mitigate data loss from potential destructive attacks. 8. Educate site administrators about the risks and signs of SQL injection attacks to enable rapid incident response.
Description
The Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'sorting' parameter in versions 2.1.3 to 2.8.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/005fa621-3c49-4c23-add5-d6b7a9110055?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-member/tags/2.8.2/includes/core/class-member-directory-meta.php?rev=3022076 (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-member/tags/2.8.2/includes/core/class-member-directory-meta.php?rev=3022076 (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-member/tags/2.8.2/includes/core/class-member-directory-meta.php?rev=3022076 (opens in a new tab)
- wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-member/ (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3038036/ultimate-member/trunk/includes/core/class-member-directory-meta.php (opens in a new tab)