[ CVE-2026-86596 · Published 2 Nov 2026 ]
Vulnerability in clavaque s2Member – Excellent for All Kinds of Memberships, Content Restriction Paywalls & Member Access Subscriptions
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Critical severity: CVSS 9.8
[ Description ]Official description
The s2Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, <= 260927 via the 'item_name' parameter parameter. This is due to insufficient sanitization in strip_php_tags_deep(), which only strips literal '<?' sequences, combined with a post-interpolation placeholder cleanup that reassembles a valid '<?php' opener after the attacker-controlled value has already been embedded in the email template. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom-level access and above, to execute code on the server.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ References ]References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2member/tags/260829/src/includes/classes/paypal-not…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2member/tags/260829/src/includes/classes/paypal-not…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2member/tags/260829/src/includes/classes/paypal-not…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2member/tags/260829/src/includes/classes/paypal-not…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2member/tags/260829/src/includes/classes/paypal-not…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2member/tags/260829/src/includes/classes/utilities.…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2member/tags/260829/src/includes/classes/utils-stri…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3722434/s2member
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bbe64cd3-c5ca-4867-90de-4784510a1126