WordPress · The Ultimate Member · CVE-2024-8520
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
The Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.8.6
Description:
The issue is related to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the `admin init` or `user action hook` function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to modify a user's membership status via a forged request if they can trick a site administrator into performing an action, such as clicking on a link.
Recommendations:
For versions up to, and including, 2.8.6, update to a version that includes the fix for the nonce validation issue in the `admin init` or `user action hook` function.
As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the `admin init` and `user action hook` functions until a patch is available.