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CVE-2026-19804

s2Member <= 260814 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via 'first_name' Parameter in PayPal Proxy Return

clavaque s2Member – Excellent for All Kinds of Memberships, Content Restriction Paywalls & Member Access Subscriptions
CVSS
8.8High
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)1.04%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version yet
Published25 Sep 2026Updated 25 Sep 2026CVE List

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version.

Description

The s2Member – Excellent for All Kinds of Memberships, Content Restriction Paywalls & Member Access Subscriptions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 260814 via the 'first_name' parameter parameter. This is due to insufficient sanitization of the first_name parameter via esc_refs(), which strips only regex backreferences and not PHP tags, before substitution into the eval'd Signup Tracking Codes template, combined with disclosure of the site-global proxy verification key that allows PayPal postback verification to be bypassed. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server. Successful exploitation requires that the site administrator has configured a Signup Tracking Codes template containing the %%first_name%% placeholder (a documented, GUI-supported feature) and that the attacker has obtained the site-global proxy verification key, which is exposed in plaintext in the JSON response of any PayPal Checkout AJAX request on the target site.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 1

  • s2Member – Excellent for All Kinds of Memberships, Content Restriction Paywalls & Member Access Subscriptionsaffected: all versions through 260814CVE List

References 10