CVE-2015-4038
The WP Membership plugin 1.2.3 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain...
The WP Membership plugin 1.2.3 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator privileges via an iv_membership_update_user_settings action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The WP Membership plugin 1.2.3 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator privileges via an iv_membership_update_user_settings action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
- Record
CVE-2015-4038- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The WP Membership plugin 1.2.3 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator privileges via an iv_membership_update_user_settings action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
- Record
CVE-2015-4038- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-4066 No score
The WP Membership plugin 1.2.3 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator privileges via an iv_membership_update_user_settings action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
- Record
EUVD-2015-4066- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-68hw-3j5m-5hrv No score
The WP Membership plugin 1.2.3 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain...
The WP Membership plugin 1.2.3 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator privileges via an iv_membership_update_user_settings action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
- Record
GHSA-68hw-3j5m-5hrv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Plugin WP Membership 1.2.3 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2015-05-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-4038 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Wpmembership, published June 3, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.25%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7998
securityfocus.com/archive/1/535587/100/0/threaded
packetstormsecurity.com/files/132012/WordPress-WP-Membership-1.2.3-Privilege-Escalation.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4038
github.com/advisories/GHSA-68hw-3j5m-5hrv