BuddyBoss Platform < 2.7.60 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Private Post Comment Exposure

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE CVE-2024-12767
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published January 14, 2025
Last Updated May 29, 2025
Researcher Faris Krivic
Description

The BuddyBoss Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to 2.7.60 (exclusive) due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to view comments on private posts.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug buddyboss-platform (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.7.60
Patched Version
  • 2.7.60
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