The BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘display_name’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 12.4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVE-2024-4892 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.4 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin BuddyPress. It affects Versions up to 12.5.0 and is fixed in 12.5.1.
CVE-2024-4892 is tracked for the Plugin BuddyPress as medium severity with CVSS 6.4. The affected range is Versions up to 12.5.0. Update BuddyPress to 12.5.1 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-2024-4892 |
| Patched Versions |
12.5.1
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 12.5.0
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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 <= 5.1.1 - Sensitive Information Disclosure
BuddyPress <= 14.3.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
BuddyPress <= 1.9.1 - Authorization Bypass
BuddyPress <= 12.4.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
BuddyPress <= 11.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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