Private data exposure via REST API in BuddyPress
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284 and CWE-200.
Summary
In BuddyPress before 5.1.2, requests to a certain REST API endpoint can result in private user data getting exposed. Authentication is not needed. This has been patched in version 5.1.2.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02443 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed BuddyPress (buddypress): 5.1.2buddypress/buddypress (Packagist): 5.1.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| buddypress | BuddyPress | before 5.1.2 | 5.1.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | buddypress/buddypress (Packagist) | before 5.1.2 | 5.1.2 | Patch available | GHSA-3j78-7m59-r7gv |
- BuddyPress Vendorbuddypress Affected before 5.1.2 Fixed in 5.1.2 Patch available CNA
- buddypress/buddypress (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 5.1.2 Fixed in 5.1.2 Patch available GHSA-3j78-7m59-r7gv
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:buddypress:buddypress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 5.0.0 to before 5.1.2 | Vulnerable | buddypress |
- cpe:2.3:a:buddypress:buddypress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 5.0.0 to before 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·buddypress
Remediation
- Fix · CNA BuddyPress (buddypress) Fixed in 5.1.2
- Fix · GHSA-3j78-7m59-r7gv buddypress/buddypress (Packagist) Fixed in 5.1.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5244
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3j78-7m59-r7gv
References
Advisory 3
More Buddypress vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-04488 BuddyPress privilege escalation via REST API CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2014-01473 The Group creation process in the Buddypress plugin before 1.9.2 for WordPress allows… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-09291 BuddyPress <= 14.1.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Directory Traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- 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-2020-5244 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-5244 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3j78-7m59-r7gv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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