Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium

bbPress <= 2.5.9 - Cross-Site Scripting

The bbPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 2.5.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user profile fields. This makes it possible for unauthorized attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in a victim's browser.

Published
Jul 13, 2016
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2024
Slug
bbpress
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Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
CVE No linked CVE entry.
Patched Versions
2.5.10
Affected Versions
*-2.5.9
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