The Group creation process in the Buddypress plugin before 1.9.2 for WordPress allows…
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.10608 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:buddypress:buddypress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.9.2 | Vulnerable | buddypress |
- cpe:2.3:a:buddypress:buddypress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.9.2 Vulnerable ·buddypress
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-1889
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwhf-j88r-vmcj
References
More Buddypress vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-04488 BuddyPress privilege escalation via REST API CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-09291 BuddyPress <= 14.1.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Directory Traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2020-04300 Private data exposure via REST API in BuddyPress CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2012-01882 SQL injection vulnerability in wp-load.php in the BuddyPress plugin 1.5.x before 1.5.5 of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-17565 WordPress Mass Messaging in BuddyPress Plugin <= 2.2.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-03708 BuddyPress <= 12.4.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2014-1889 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-1889 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qwhf-j88r-vmcj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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