CVE-2022-2273

8.8 highEPSS 1.2%

High (8.8) in simple-membership-plugin simple membership. EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.1.3 does not properly validate the membership_level parameter when editing a profile, allowing members to escalate to a higher membership level by using a crafted POST request.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

8.8 high

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

EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 67% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-269
Published: 2022-08-01
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

simple-membership-plugin:simple_membership

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/724729d9-1c4a-485c-9c90-a27664c47c84
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/724729d9-1c4a-485c-9c90-a27664c47c84

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