CVE-2025-12648: WP-Members Membership Plugin · Exposed Files or Directories
Affects WP-Members Membership PluginSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% 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:L/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
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 |
|---|---|---|
| cbutlerjrWP-Members Membership Plugin | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
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.
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.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9d0154fd-0cab-4445-a92e-c44ae9931479?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-members/trunk/includes/class-wp-members-forms.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-members/trunk/includes/admin/class-wp-members-admin-api.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3427043/wp-members/trunk/includes/class-wp-members-forms.php (opens in a new tab)