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.
CVE-2025-12648 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.3 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin WP-Members Membership Plugin. It affects Versions up to 3.5.4.4 and is fixed in 3.5.4.5.
CVE-2025-12648 is tracked for the Plugin WP-Members Membership Plugin as medium severity with CVSS 5.3. The affected range is Versions up to 3.5.4.4. Update WP-Members Membership Plugin to 3.5.4.5 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
wp-members
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2025-12648 |
| Patched Versions |
3.5.4.5
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 3.5.4.4
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
WP-Members <= 3.2.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.4.9.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.5.5.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via 'order_by' Shortcode Attribute
WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.4.8 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure
WP-Members <= 3.5.4.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
WP-Members <= 3.5.4.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
WP-Members <= 3.5.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
WP-Members <= 3.5.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wpmem_user_memberships Shortcode
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