Privilege escalation in Buddypress
CVE-2017-6954
An issue was discovered in includes/component.php in the BuddyPress Docs plugin before 1.9.3 for WordPress. It is possible for authenticated users to edit documents of other users without proper permissions.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.011 (62.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Buddypress
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6954?
- CVE-2017-6954 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Buddypress, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-03-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6954?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-6954 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.