BuddyPress <= 12.4.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| buddypress | BuddyPress | up to 12.5.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- BuddyPress Vendorbuddypress Affected up to 12.5.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:buddypress:buddypress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 12.5.1 | Vulnerable | buddypress |
- cpe:2.3:a:buddypress:buddypress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 12.5.1 Vulnerable ·buddypress
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-4892
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-93h4-qrq6-q2vm
References
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-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
Sources
- CVE-2024-4892 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-4892 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-93h4-qrq6-q2vm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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