CVE-2023-52200 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-52200: WordPress ARMember Plugin <= 4.0.22 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) leading to PHP Object Injection

Vendor Repute Infosystems
Product ARMember – Membership Plugin, Content Restriction, Member Levels, User Profile & User signup
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published January 8, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

9.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Repute Infosystems ARMember – Membership Plugin, Content Restriction, Member Levels, User Profile & User signup.This issue affects ARMember – Membership Plugin, Content Restriction, Member Levels, User Profile & User signup: n/a.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

ARMember contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting versions up to 4.0.22. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unauthorized actions on the membership plugin without the admin's knowledge. This can lead to account compromise, data modification, or privilege escalation within the membership system.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized actions on the site by tricking an admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify membership settings, user accounts, or plugin configuration if an admin visits a malicious link.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

The site admin must be logged in and visit a page controlled by the attacker.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 8, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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