BuddyPress: Broken access control
BuddyPress is affected by broken access control. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. A successful request can reach data or an operation that should be restricted to another user or a more privileged role. The published affected range is <= 14.4.0.
- Component
- BuddyPress
- Plugin slug
buddypress- Affected
- <= 14.4.0
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jun 10, 2026
This CVE was published Jun 10, 2026 and is one of 18 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
No fixed release is identified. Update BuddyPress when a release after 14.4.0 becomes available; until then, disable and remove it when the site's risk warrants. The official upstream changelog lists version 14.5.2, which is newer than the published affected range. Its changelog does not clearly confirm this specific fix, so it is not counted as a known-safe release.
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
BuddyPress 14.4.0 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in the friends REST API that allows any authenticated attacker to enumerate another user's complete friend list. Attackers can query the friends endpoint with an arbitrary user_id because the get_items_permissions_check method only verifies that the requester is logged in and never checks ownership of the requested list, resulting in disclosure of users' private social connections.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X