CVE-2026-104995

8.1 HIGH 1% exploit odds No fix listed Code execution Web app

What it is

The BP Profile Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in versions up to, and including, 5.9 via the 'ajax_template' value parsed from the client-controlled 'bps_directory' cookie during BuddyPress AJAX directory requests. The bps_directory_ajax() filter (hooked onto bp_legacy_object_template_path and bp_nouveau_object_template_path) reads the cookie, applies only a referer-derived 'page' comparison in bps_get_directory_data() (where bps_current_page() uses HTTP_REFERER during AJAX and is therefore also attacker-controlled), and then suffixes the attacker-controlled template value with '.php' and passes it to bp_locate_template() with no basename restriction, no whitelist, and no path-traversal check. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include arbitrary PHP files on the server, which can lead to remote code execution when PHP files can be uploaded or when images such as the default wordpress:php8.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2026-10-02 19:57 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2026-10-14 02:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-10-14 19:17 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 1.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 8.1 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2026-10-14 02:16 UTC
Last modified: 2026-10-14 19:17 UTC
Exploit probability: 1.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-98
Record status: Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.1

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record