High severity · published Mar 27, 2026
CVE-2026-4248
Ultimate Member <= 2.11.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure to Account Takeover via Shortcode Template Tag
8.0
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UM
Affected product
UM
Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin
ultimatemember
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4248
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4248
github.com
https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/pull/1799
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-member/tags/2.11.2/includes/um-short-functions.php#L205
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3492178/ultimate-member/trunk/includes/um-short-functions.php
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/baafd001-144d-4ee4-b7e6-28c0931e6e10?source=cve
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