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WP Customer Area vulnerabilities
WP Customer Area has 9 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 14 Jul 2026.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 9
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Latest version
- 8.3.6
- Last updated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Most recent
- 14 Jul 2026
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2026-7640 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 8.3.5 | Fixed in a later version (latest 8.3.6) | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Remote code execution CVE-2026-3464 | High 8.8 | Up to 8.3.4 | Fixed in a later version (latest 8.3.6) | 17 Apr 2026 |
| Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2024-12436 | Medium 4.3 | Up to 8.2.4 | Fixed in a later version (latest 8.3.6) | 27 Jan 2025 |
| Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2024-12280 | Medium 4.3 | Before 8.2.4 | Fixed in 8.2.4 | 27 Jan 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-0665 | Medium 6.1 | Before 8.2.3 | Fixed in 8.2.3 | 24 Jan 2024 |
| Security weakness CVE-2023-6741 | Medium 4.3 | Before 8.2.1 | Fixed in 8.2.1 | 16 Jan 2024 |
| Broken access control CVE-2023-6824 | Medium 6.5 | Before 8.2.1 | Fixed in 8.2.1 | 16 Jan 2024 |
| Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2022-4745 | High 7.1 | Before 8.1.4 | Fixed in 8.1.4 | 13 Feb 2023 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2017-18519 | Medium 6.1 | Before 7.4.3 | Fixed in 7.4.3 | 20 Aug 2019 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2026-7640, 14 Jul 2026
- The WP Customer Area plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'type' attribute of the `customer-area-protected-content` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 8.3.5. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the shortcode attribute. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2026-3464, 17 Apr 2026
- The WP Customer Area plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read and deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the 'ajax_attach_file' function in all versions up to, and including, 8.3.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with a role that an administrator grants access to (e.g., Subscriber) to to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information, or delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). CVE record
- CVE-2024-12436, 27 Jan 2025
- The WP Customer Area WordPress plugin through 8.2.4 does not have CSRF checks in some places, which could allow attackers to make logged in users perform unwanted actions via CSRF attacks CVE record
- CVE-2024-12280, 27 Jan 2025
- The WP Customer Area WordPress plugin through 8.2.4 does not have CSRF check in place when deleting its logs, which could allow attackers to make a logged in to delete them via a CSRF attack CVE record
- CVE-2024-0665, 24 Jan 2024
- The WP Customer Area plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'tab' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 8.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. CVE record
- CVE-2023-6741, 16 Jan 2024
- The WP Customer Area WordPress plugin before 8.2.1 does not properly validate users capabilities in some of its AJAX actions, allowing malicious users to edit other users' account address. CVE record
- CVE-2023-6824, 16 Jan 2024
- The WP Customer Area WordPress plugin before 8.2.1 does not properly validates user capabilities in some of its AJAX actions, allowing any users to retrieve other user's account address. CVE record
- CVE-2022-4745, 13 Feb 2023
- The WP Customer Area WordPress plugin before 8.1.4 does not have CSRF checks when performing some actions such as chmod, mkdir and copy, which could allow attackers to make a logged-in admin perform them and create arbitrary folders, copy file for example. CVE record
- CVE-2017-18519, 20 Aug 2019
- The customer-area plugin before 7.4.3 for WordPress has XSS via admin pages. CVE record
What to do if you run WP Customer Area
If you run WP Customer Area, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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