SQL injection in Ultimate Member plugin for WordPress

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU105446

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1702

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "search" parameter. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ultimate Member - User Profile & Membership Plugin: 2.0.4 - 2.10.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ultimatemember:ultimate-member:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ultimatemember:ultimate-member:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ultimatemember:ultimate-member:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

External links

https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/pull/1654/commits/74647d42cc8d63f5d4f687efcd0792c246c23039
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-member/trunk/includes/core/class-member-directory.php#L1775
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-member/trunk/includes/core/class-member-directory.php#L1863
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3249862/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-member/#developers
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/34adbae5-d615-4f8d-a845-6741d897f06c?source=cve

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.