XSS in Boss Media Buddyboss Platform
CVE-2024-13402
The Buddyboss Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘link_title’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.70 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (13.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Boss Media Buddyboss Platform — versions 0
- Buddyboss Platform
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/42743c2f-053b-4f14-bf11-865f9… (Third Party Advisory)
- www.buddyboss.com/resources/buddyboss-platform-releases/2-8-00/ (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-13402?
- CVE-2024-13402 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Boss Media Buddyboss Platform, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-02-27.
- How severe is CVE-2024-13402?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-13402 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.