CVE-2024-1407: 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, 2.12.10. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on multiple functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to subscribe to, modify, or cancel membership for a user via a forged request granted they can trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Paid Memberships Pro WordPress plugin up to version 2.12.10 is vulnerable to CSRF due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on multiple functions. This flaw enables attackers to craft malicious requests that, when executed by authenticated users, can alter membership subscriptions without their consent. The vulnerability affects membership subscription management features, potentially allowing unauthorized subscription changes. The CVSS 3.1 score is 5.4 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact. No known exploits in the wild or official patches are currently documented.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause authenticated users to unknowingly subscribe to, modify, or cancel their memberships by tricking them into clicking malicious links. This can lead to unauthorized changes in membership status, potentially affecting user access and subscription billing. There is no direct confidentiality impact, but integrity and availability impacts are low. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should exercise caution with untrusted links and consider disabling or restricting the plugin's membership management features if feasible. Monitor the vendor's website or plugin repository for updates addressing this CSRF vulnerability.
CVE-2024-1407: 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, 2.12.10. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on multiple functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to subscribe to, modify, or cancel membership for a user via a forged request granted they can trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Paid Memberships Pro WordPress plugin up to version 2.12.10 is vulnerable to CSRF due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on multiple functions. This flaw enables attackers to craft malicious requests that, when executed by authenticated users, can alter membership subscriptions without their consent. The vulnerability affects membership subscription management features, potentially allowing unauthorized subscription changes. The CVSS 3.1 score is 5.4 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact. No known exploits in the wild or official patches are currently documented.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause authenticated users to unknowingly subscribe to, modify, or cancel their memberships by tricking them into clicking malicious links. This can lead to unauthorized changes in membership status, potentially affecting user access and subscription billing. There is no direct confidentiality impact, but integrity and availability impacts are low. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should exercise caution with untrusted links and consider disabling or restricting the plugin's membership management features if feasible. Monitor the vendor's website or plugin repository for updates addressing this CSRF vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-09T16:38:25.211Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6d2db7ef31ef0b56eae4
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:44:13 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 7:00:57 AM
Last updated: 4/13/2026, 1:29:45 AM
Views: 14
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