CVE-2026-4248
Ultimate Member <= 2.11.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure to Account Takeover via Shortcode Template Tag
Vexday Risk Score
21Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 8EPSS 0.2%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —
Lifecycle
27 Mar 2026Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
The Ultimate Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.11.2. This is due to the '{usermeta:password_reset_link}' template tag being processed within post content via the '[um_loggedin]' shortcode, which generates a valid password reset token for the currently logged-in user viewing the page. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to craft a malicious pending post that, when previewed by an Administrator, generates a password reset token for the Administrator and exfiltrates it to an attacker-controlled server, leading to full account takeover.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
ultimatemember · Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership PluginWant to know if your infrastructure is exposed to this?
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https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/pull/1799https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-member/tags/2.11.2/includes/um-short-functions.php#L205https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3492178/ultimate-member/trunk/includes/um-short-functions.phphttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/baafd001-144d-4ee4-b7e6-28c0931e6e10?source=cve