WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2024-49247 Deferred

BuddyPress Better Registration: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

BuddyPress Better Registration is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
BuddyPress Better Registration
Plugin slug
better-bp-registration
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Oct 16, 2024
Weakness
CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

This CVE was published Oct 16, 2024 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update BuddyPress Better Registration to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in SK BuddyPress Better Registration better-bp-registration allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects BuddyPress Better Registration: from n/a through <= 1.6.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources