CVE-2023-31216 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-31216: WordPress Ultimate Member Plugin <= 2.6.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Ultimate Member

Product Ultimate Member

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published July 17, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Ultimate Member plugin <= 2.6.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Ultimate Member versions up to 2.6.0 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of site users. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a logged-in user, triggers unwanted changes to the site. No authentication is required from the attacker, but the victim must click the link or visit the page.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized actions on the site by tricking a logged-in user into clicking a malicious link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site users' accounts can be manipulated without their knowledge, potentially leading to unauthorized profile changes or settings modifications.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged in and click an attacker-controlled link or visit a malicious page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 17, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31216 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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