Vulnerability in Buddypress

CVE-2014-1889

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.

EPSS: 0.108 (95.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-1889?
CVE-2014-1889 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Buddypress, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2014-1889?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2014-1889 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.