Authenticated Subscription Takeover in Paid Memberships Pro WordPress Plugin

Executive Summary

This vulnerability in the Paid Membership Subscriptions WordPress plugin before version 3.0.8 allows an authenticated user with Subscriber-level access or higher to modify another user's subscription without proper verification. This means they can take over a member's subscription, change its plan, status, or expiration date.

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Detection Guidance

To detect this vulnerability, check if your WordPress site uses the Paid Membership Subscriptions plugin version before 3.0.8. Inspect user roles with Subscriber access or higher for unauthorized subscription modifications. No specific commands are provided in the context.

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Impact Analysis

If you use this WordPress plugin, an attacker could gain unauthorized access to your subscription, alter your plan, or extend or cancel your membership without your consent. This could disrupt your access to paid content or services.

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Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could potentially impact compliance with GDPR and HIPAA by allowing unauthorized users to modify another user's subscription data. This may lead to unauthorized access or changes to sensitive personal or health information, violating data integrity and confidentiality requirements under these regulations.

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Mitigation Strategies

Update the Paid Membership Subscriptions WordPress plugin to version 3.0.8 or later to address the vulnerability.

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