BuddyPress <= 7.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Group Creation

Incorrect Authorization
CVE Not available
CVSS Medium (5.4)
Publicly Published April 14, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Kien Hoang
Description

The BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions up to, and including, 7.2.1. This is due to missing authorization validation on the group membership REST-API Endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to create new groups on behalf of another user.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug buddypress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 7.2.1
Patched Version
  • 7.3.0
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