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CVE-2023-6187

HIGH 7.5

Paid Memberships Pro <= 2.12.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload

CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

The Paid Memberships Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file type validation in the 'pmpro_paypalexpress_session_vars_for_user_fields' function in versions up to, and including, 2.12.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber privileges or above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. This can be exploited if 2Checkout (deprecated since version 2.6) or PayPal Express is set as the payment method and a custom user field is added that is only visible at profile, and not visible at checkout according to its settings.

CWE CWE-434
Vendor strangerstudios
Product paid memberships pro – content restriction, user registration, & paid subscriptions
Published Nov 18, 2023
Last Updated Apr 8, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

strangerstudios / Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions
0 ≤ 2.12.3

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5979f2eb-2ca8-4b06-814c-c4236bb81af0?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-memberships-pro/tags/2.12.3/includes/fields.php#L564 paidmembershipspro.com: https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/pmpro-update-2-12-4/ plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2997319/paid-memberships-pro/tags/2.12.4/includes/functions.php plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2997319/paid-memberships-pro/tags/2.12.4/includes/fields.php

Credits

István Márton