CVE-2014-1889
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data tampering.
- Exploit odds
- 10.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 10.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 10.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Buddypress < 1.9.2
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 6.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531050/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65554
- https://buddypress.org/2014/02/buddypress-1-9-2/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91261
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531050/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65554
- https://buddypress.org/2014/02/buddypress-1-9-2/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91261