The Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.7.8 does not validate that the membership level supplied in a PayPal payment notification matches the level configured for the paid payment button, allowing members to pay for a lower-priced membership while being granted a higher, more privileged membership level.
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Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.7.8 does not validate that the membership level supplied in a PayPal payment notification matches the level configured for the paid payment button, allowing members to pay for a lower-priced membership while being granted a higher, more privileged membership level.
Title Simple Membership < 4.7.8 - Subscriber+ Membership Level Escalation via PayPal Standard subsc_ref
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-13T10:44:51.651Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T06:55:42.278Z

Link: CVE-2026-88764

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-13T10:41:50.254Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-13T06:16:25.350

Modified: 2026-09-13T11:16:59.127

Link: CVE-2026-88764

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-14T14:00:05Z

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