WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2022-2108 Modified

Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Group Reviews: A security weakness

Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Group Reviews is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 5.3 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Group Reviews
Plugin slug
review-buddypress-groups
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jul 18, 2022
Weakness
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published Jul 18, 2022 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Group Reviews 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 plugin Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Group Reviews for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized settings changes and review modification due to missing capability checks and improper nonce checks in several functions related to said actions in versions up to, and including, 2.8.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify reviews and plugin settings on the affected site.

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

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

References

Primary and upstream sources