BP Profile Search <= 5.7.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- 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-352.
Summary
The BP Profile Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the bps_ajax_field_selector(), bps_ajax_template_options(), and bps_ajax_field_row() functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-7850
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mpcg-jpxc-257w
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1acfa5d1-c1ba-4ba5-9511-0f4adbe5b9ca?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-profile-search/trunk/bps-admin.php#L160
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3136686/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3137271/bp-profile-search/tags/5.8/bps-admin.php
More dontdream vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-73825 Unauthenticated local file inclusion in BP Profile Search plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-14880 WordPress BP Profile Search Plugin <= 5.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2023-18502 WordPress Menubar Plugin <= 5.8.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-7850 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-7850 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mpcg-jpxc-257w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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