BuddyPress 2.0 - 2.7.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE Not available
CVSS Critical (10)
Publicly Published December 23, 2016
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Sam Pizzey (mopman)
Description

The BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion in versions 2.0 - 2.7.3. This allows unauthenticated attackers to delete the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can lead to site takeover

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug buddypress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • 2.0 - 2.7.3
Patched Version
  • 2.7.4
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