CVE-2014-1889

BuddyPress <= 1.9.1 - Authorization Bypass

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El proceso de creación de grupos en el plugin Buddypress, en versiones anteriores a la 1.9.2 para WordPress, permite que usuarios autenticados remotos obtengan el control de grupos arbitrarios aprovechando una falta de comprobación de permisos.

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. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify the name, description, avatar and settings of groups.

WordPress Buddypress plugin versions 1.9.1 and below suffer from a privilege escalation vulnerability.

*Credits: Pietro Oliva

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2014-02-05 CVE Published
2014-02-07 CVE Reserved
2014-02-11 First Exploit
2024-01-24 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CWE-287: Improper Authentication

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65554	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91261	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31571	2014-02-11
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531050/100/0/threaded	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://buddypress.org/2014/02/buddypress-1-9-2	2019-04-26

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Buddypress Search vendor "Buddypress"		Buddypress Search vendor "Buddypress" for product "Buddypress"				< 1.9.2 Search vendor "Buddypress" for product "Buddypress" and version " < 1.9.2"		wordpress		Affected