WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2014-1888 Modified

Buddypress: Cross-site scripting

Buddypress is affected by cross-site scripting. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 4.3 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Buddypress
Plugin slug
buddypress
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Mar 01, 2014
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Mar 01, 2014 and is one of 15 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Buddypress 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.

Source record

Technical description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BuddyPress plugin before 1.9.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name field to groups/create/step/group-details. NOTE: this can be exploited without authentication by leveraging CVE-2014-1889.

NVD vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources