CVE-2025-12648: CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in cbutlerjr WP-Members Membership Plugin
The WP-Members Membership Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized file access in versions up to, and including, 3.5.4.4. This is due to storing user-uploaded files in predictable directories (wp-content/uploads/wpmembers/user_files/<user_id>/) without implementing proper access controls beyond basic directory listing protection (.htaccess with Options -Indexes). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to directly access and download sensitive documents uploaded by site users via direct URL access, granted they can guess or enumerate user IDs and filenames.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-12648 describes an unauthorized file access vulnerability in the WP-Members Membership Plugin for WordPress. The plugin stores user-uploaded files in predictable paths (wp-content/uploads/wpmembers/user_files/<user_id>/) and only uses basic directory listing prevention (.htaccess with Options -Indexes) without enforcing proper access controls. This allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive user documents by guessing or enumerating user IDs and filenames. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 3.5.4.4. There is no indication of known exploits in the wild or an available patch.
Potential Impact
An attacker can access and download sensitive documents uploaded by users without authentication if they can guess or enumerate user IDs and filenames. This leads to confidentiality loss of potentially sensitive user data. There is no impact on integrity or availability reported. The vulnerability is rated medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.3.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, administrators should consider restricting direct access to the affected directories via web server configuration or implementing additional access controls to prevent unauthorized file downloads. Avoid relying solely on directory listing prevention mechanisms like .htaccess Options -Indexes.
CVE-2025-12648: CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in cbutlerjr WP-Members Membership Plugin
Description
The WP-Members Membership Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized file access in versions up to, and including, 3.5.4.4. This is due to storing user-uploaded files in predictable directories (wp-content/uploads/wpmembers/user_files/<user_id>/) without implementing proper access controls beyond basic directory listing protection (.htaccess with Options -Indexes). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to directly access and download sensitive documents uploaded by site users via direct URL access, granted they can guess or enumerate user IDs and filenames.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-12648 describes an unauthorized file access vulnerability in the WP-Members Membership Plugin for WordPress. The plugin stores user-uploaded files in predictable paths (wp-content/uploads/wpmembers/user_files/<user_id>/) and only uses basic directory listing prevention (.htaccess with Options -Indexes) without enforcing proper access controls. This allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive user documents by guessing or enumerating user IDs and filenames. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 3.5.4.4. There is no indication of known exploits in the wild or an available patch.
Potential Impact
An attacker can access and download sensitive documents uploaded by users without authentication if they can guess or enumerate user IDs and filenames. This leads to confidentiality loss of potentially sensitive user data. There is no impact on integrity or availability reported. The vulnerability is rated medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.3.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, administrators should consider restricting direct access to the affected directories via web server configuration or implementing additional access controls to prevent unauthorized file downloads. Avoid relying solely on directory listing prevention mechanisms like .htaccess Options -Indexes.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-11-03T20:06:09.217Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 695dc7b5873865b863116d9c
Added to database: 1/7/2026, 2:40:53 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 4:17:03 PM
Last updated: 5/9/2026, 10:10:32 PM
Views: 148
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