Paid Membership Subscriptions: known security problems
29 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
Updated
In short
There are 29 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 3.1.3 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
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Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 3.1.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.1.2
- Fixed in
- 3.1.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 3.1.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-112842
- Report title
- Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction <= 3.1.2 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could read or change the data in your site’s database
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.1.1
- Fixed in
- 3.1.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 3.1.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-105317
- Report title
- Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction <= 3.1.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site (up to and including 3.0.9)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.0.9
- Fixed in
- 3.1.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 3.1.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-97249
- Report title
- Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction <= 3.0.9 - Unauthenticated Unauthorized Subscription Activation
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site (up to and including 3.0.0)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.0.0
- Fixed in
- 3.1.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 3.1.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-90950
- Report title
- Paid Member Subscriptions <= 3.0.0 - Unauthenticated CAPTCHA Bypass
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 3.0.0)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.0.0
- Fixed in
- 3.1.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 3.1.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-90951
- Report title
- Paid Member Subscriptions <= 3.0.0 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site (up to and including 3.0.8)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.0.8
- Fixed in
- 3.0.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 3.0.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-90922
- Report title
- Paid Member Subscriptions <= 3.0.8 - Unauthenticated Payment Bypass
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could do things on your site they should not be allowed to
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.0.7
- Fixed in
- 3.0.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 3.0.8 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-14848
- Report title
- Paid Member Subscriptions <= 3.0.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Cross-User Subscription Hijack
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could use it to harm your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.0.7
- Fixed in
- 3.0.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 3.0.8 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-59539
- Report title
- Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction <= 3.0.7 - Insecure Direct Object Reference
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site (up to and including 3.0.6)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.0.6
- Fixed in
- 3.0.7
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 3.0.7 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-14849
- Report title
- Paid Member Subscriptions <= 3.0.6 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could use it to harm your site (up to and including 3.0.6)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.0.6
- Fixed in
- 3.0.7
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 3.0.7 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-14847
- Report title
- Paid Member Subscriptions <= 3.0.6 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Payment Data Disclosure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could make your server visit other addresses on their behalf
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.0.4
- Fixed in
- 3.0.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 3.0.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-57348
- Report title
- Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction <= 3.0.4 - Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.17.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.17.3
- Fixed in
- 3.0.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 3.0.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-39514
- Report title
- Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction <= 2.17.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could use it to harm your site (up to and including 2.16.8)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.16.8
- Fixed in
- 2.16.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 2.16.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-68514
- Report title
- Paid Member Subscriptions <= 2.16.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could do things on your site they should not be allowed to
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.16.4
- Fixed in
- 2.16.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 2.16.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-11835
- Report title
- Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction <= 2.16.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Member Subscription Auto Renewal
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 2.15.9)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.15.9
- Fixed in
- 2.16.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 2.16.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-58600
- Report title
- Paid Member Subscriptions <= 2.15.9 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could read or delete private files on your server (up to and including 2.15.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.15.4
- Fixed in
- 2.15.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 2.15.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-54017
- Report title
- Paid Membership Subscriptions <= 2.15.5 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could read or delete private files on your server (up to and including 2.15.4) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.15.4
- Fixed in
- 2.15.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 2.15.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-54017
- Report title
- Paid Membership Subscriptions <= 2.15.5 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could read or change the data in your site’s database
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.15.1
- Fixed in
- 2.15.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 2.15.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-49870
- Report title
- Paid Member Subscriptions <= 2.15.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.14.3
- Fixed in
- 2.14.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 2.14.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-31088
- Report title
- Paid Member Subscriptions <= 2.14.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could take over your site as an admin
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.13.7
- Fixed in
- 2.13.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 2.13.8 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-12919
- Report title
- Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction <= 2.13.7 - Authentication Bypass via pms_payment_id
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could see private information they should not see
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.13.4
- Fixed in
- 2.13.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 2.13.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-11291
- Report title
- Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction <= 2.13.4 - Unauthenticated Content Restriction Bypass to Sensitive Information Exposure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site (up to and including 2.13.0)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.13.0
- Fixed in
- 2.13.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 2.13.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-10261
- Report title
- Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction <= 2.13.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.12.8)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.12.8
- Fixed in
- 2.12.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 2.12.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-9222
- Report title
- Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction <= 2.12.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing (up to and including 2.11.0)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.11.0
- Fixed in
- 2.11.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 2.11.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-32728
- Report title
- Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction <= 2.11.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Notice Dismissal
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 2.11.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.11.1
- Fixed in
- 2.11.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 2.11.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-1390
- Report title
- Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction <= 2.11.1 - Missing Authorization via creating_pricing_table_page
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 2.11.1) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.11.1
- Fixed in
- 2.11.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 2.11.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-1389
- Report title
- Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction <= 2.11.1 - Missing Authorization via pms_stripe_connect_handle_authorization_return
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing (up to and including 2.10.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.10.4
- Fixed in
- 2.10.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 2.10.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-51522
- Report title
- Paid Member Subscriptions <= 2.10.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via ajax_add_log_entry
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could read or change the data in your site’s database
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.1
- Fixed in
- 2.4.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 2.4.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2021-24728
- Report title
- Membership & Content Restriction – Paid Member Subscriptions <= 2.4.1 - SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (before 2.4.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 2.4.2
- Fixed in
- 2.4.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Paid Membership Subscriptions to version 2.4.2 or newer.
- Report title
- Paid Member Subscriptions <= 2.4.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
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