BuddyPress <= 14.3.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
The The BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 14.3.3. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 14.3.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- BuddyPress Vendorbuddypress Affected up to 14.3.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:buddypress:buddypress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | buddypress |
- cpe:2.3:a:buddypress:buddypress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·buddypress
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-11976
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mrwp-p67m-mj3m
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/34c627c1-7838-468e-acb7-eb84ad1b4949?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress/tags/14.3.1/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/messages/ajax.php#L232
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3259392%40buddypress%2Ftrunk&old=3199645%40buddypress%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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-2026-38711 BuddyPress 14.4.0 Private Message IDOR via REST API user_id Parameter CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2025-38345 WordPress BuddyPress plugin <= 14.3.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-11976 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-11976 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mrwp-p67m-mj3m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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