CVE-2014-1889 EXPLOIT
6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 10.6% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| EPSS | 10.61% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-04-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| buddypress | buddypress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin BuddyPress 1.9.1 - Privilege Escalation | 2014-02-11 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531050/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65554
- https://buddypress.org/2014/02/buddypress-1-9-2/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91261
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531050/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65554
- https://buddypress.org/2014/02/buddypress-1-9-2/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91261
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