XSS in Buddypress
CVE-2024-3974
The BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘user_name’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 12.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions 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: 0.004 (35.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Buddypress — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3657384e-025a-44ad-8b7e-1a2fe… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress/trunk/bp-members/bp-members-block… (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress/trunk/bp-members/bp-members-admin… (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3079691/buddypress (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-3974?
- CVE-2024-3974 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Buddypress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-05-14.
- How severe is CVE-2024-3974?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.