In BuddyPress before 5.1.2, requests to a certain REST API endpoint can result in private user data getting exposed. Authentication is not needed. This has been patched in version 5.1.2.
CVE-2020-5244 is a high severity with CVSS 7.5 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin BuddyPress. It affects Versions up to 5.1.1 and is fixed in 5.1.2.
CVE-2020-5244 is tracked for the Plugin BuddyPress as high severity with CVSS 7.5. The affected range is Versions up to 5.1.1. Update BuddyPress to 5.1.2 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
buddypress
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2020-5244 |
| Patched Versions |
5.1.2
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 5.1.1
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
BuddyPress - 1.5-1.5.4 - SQL Injection
BuddyPress 5.0.0-7.2.0 - Privilege Escalation via REST API
BuddyPress <= 14.1.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Directory Traversal
BuddyPress <= 14.3.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
BuddyPress <= 1.9.1 - Authorization Bypass
BuddyPress <= 12.4.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
BuddyPress <= 12.4.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
BuddyPress <= 11.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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