Membership Plugin – Kadence Memberships

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 40% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 4.0.1 Security: Strengthened security measures for password recovery. 4.0.1
2. — Version 4.0.0 Tweak: Plugin name changed to be “Kadence Memberships”. Tweak: Updated branding references from StellarWP to Nexcess. 4.0.0
3. — Version 3.2.26 Fix: Fixed a fatal error when no payment gateways are enabled in telemetry data. 3.2.26
4. — Version 3.2.25 Security: Improved sanitization and validation of member-related POST data. Fix: Improved redirect URLs sanitization of member-related POST data. 3.2.25
5. — Version 3.2.24 Fix: Fixed incorrect date array key in payment import process. 3.2.24
6. — Version 3.2.23 Security: Strengthened security measures for processing payments with Stripe. 3.2.23

12 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Critical · 9.3 Membership Plugin – Kadence Memberships <= 4.0.0 - Unauthenticated Password Reset Link Poisoning to Account Takeover ↗
   2026-08-04 CVE-2026-9273 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password Affects <= 4.0.0 Patched in 4.0.1
2. Medium · 5.3 Membership Plugin – Restrict Content <= 3.2.22 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-03-20 CVE-2026-32546 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.2.22 Patched in 3.2.23
3. Medium · 4.3 Membership Plugin – Restrict Content <= 3.2.24 - Unvalidated Redirect in Password Reset Flow via rcp_redirect ↗
   2026-03-19 CVE-2026-4136 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password Affects <= 3.2.24 Patched in 3.2.25
4. High · 8.1 Membership Plugin – Restrict Content <= 3.2.20 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via 'rcp_level' ↗
   2026-03-04 CVE-2026-1321 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.2.20 Patched in 3.2.21
5. Medium · 4.4 Membership Plugin – Restrict Content <= 3.2.18 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Invoice Settings ↗
   2026-02-17 CVE-2026-1304 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.2.18 Patched in 3.2.19
6. High · 8.2 Membership Plugin – Restrict Content <= 3.2.16 - Missing Authentication to Insecure Direct Object Reference and Sensitive Information Exposure ↗
   2026-01-15 CVE-2025-14844 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 3.2.16 Patched in 3.2.17
7. Medium · 6.4 Membership Plugin – Restrict Content <= 3.2.15 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcodes ↗
   2025-12-22 CVE-2025-14000 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.2.15 Patched in 3.2.16
8. Medium · 5.3 Membership Plugin – Restrict Content <= 3.2.13 - Unauthenticated Content Restriction Bypass to Sensitive Information Exposure ↗
   2025-01-25 CVE-2024-11090 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 3.2.13 Patched in 3.2.14
9. Medium · 5.3 Restrict Content <= 3.2.8 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2024-04-10 CVE-2024-31432 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.2.8 Patched in 3.2.9
10. Medium · 5.3 Restrict Content <= 3.2.7 - Information Exposure via legacy log file ↗
    2023-11-06 CVE-2023-47668 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 3.2.7 Patched in 3.2.8
11. Medium · 5.3 Restrict Content <= 3.2.2 - Missing Authorization to Notice Dismissal ↗
    2023-06-23 Missing Authorization Affects < 3.2.3 Patched in 3.2.3
12. Medium · 6.1 Restrict Content <= 3.2.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2023-06-23 CVE-2023-3182 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 3.2.3 Patched in 3.2.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 14 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-30 10K+ → 9K+ down

Competes with

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