The Group creation process in the Buddypress plugin before 1.9.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain control of arbitrary groups by leveraging a missing permissions check. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify the name, description, avatar and settings of groups.
CVE-2014-1889 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.5 Authorization Bypass issue affecting the Plugin BuddyPress. It affects Versions before 1.9.2 and is fixed in 1.9.2.
CVE-2014-1889 is tracked for the Plugin BuddyPress as medium severity with CVSS 6.5. The affected range is Versions before 1.9.2. Update BuddyPress to 1.9.2 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-2014-1889 |
| Patched Versions |
1.9.2
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| Affected Versions |
Versions before 1.9.2
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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 <= 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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