WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2014-1889 Modified

Buddypress: A security weakness

Buddypress is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 6.5 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 6.5 CVSS 3.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Buddypress
Plugin slug
buddypress
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Apr 10, 2018
Weakness
CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

This CVE was published Apr 10, 2018 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

The Group creation process in the Buddypress plugin before 1.9.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain control of arbitrary groups by leveraging a missing permissions check.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources