XSS in Buddypress

CVE-2014-1888

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.026 (83.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-1888?
CVE-2014-1888 is a vulnerability in Buddypress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2014-03-01.
Is CVE-2014-1888 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.