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)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Buddypress — versions 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2
- WordPress
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/65555 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91175 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/56950 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/125212/WordPress-Buddypress-1.9.1-Cross-Site-Scri…
- buddypress.org/2014/02/buddypress-1-9-2 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531049/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- osvdb.org/103307 (vdb-entry)
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.