CVE-2024-11088: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in wpinsider-1 Simple Membership
The Simple Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.5 via the WordPress core search feature. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data from posts that have been restricted to higher-level roles such as administrator.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-11088 is a vulnerability in the Simple Membership WordPress plugin (versions up to 4.5.5) that allows unauthorized actors to extract sensitive information from posts restricted to privileged roles through the WordPress core search functionality. This is classified as CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information) and CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions). The vulnerability requires no authentication and has a low attack complexity, resulting in a medium severity rating (CVSS 5.3). No vendor patch or remediation details are currently available.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can access sensitive data that should be restricted to higher-level roles such as administrators. This exposure compromises confidentiality but does not affect data integrity or system availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, consider restricting or disabling the WordPress core search feature or limiting its access to authenticated users with appropriate roles to reduce exposure risk.
CVE-2024-11088: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in wpinsider-1 Simple Membership
Description
The Simple Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.5 via the WordPress core search feature. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data from posts that have been restricted to higher-level roles such as administrator.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-11088 is a vulnerability in the Simple Membership WordPress plugin (versions up to 4.5.5) that allows unauthorized actors to extract sensitive information from posts restricted to privileged roles through the WordPress core search functionality. This is classified as CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information) and CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions). The vulnerability requires no authentication and has a low attack complexity, resulting in a medium severity rating (CVSS 5.3). No vendor patch or remediation details are currently available.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can access sensitive data that should be restricted to higher-level roles such as administrators. This exposure compromises confidentiality but does not affect data integrity or system availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, consider restricting or disabling the WordPress core search feature or limiting its access to authenticated users with appropriate roles to reduce exposure risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-11-11T19:32:06.177Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e06b7ef31ef0b593c66
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:47:50 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 5:55:17 AM
Last updated: 4/11/2026, 1:55:10 PM
Views: 20
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