SQL injection in WordPress BuddyPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
BuddyPress plugin for WordPress versions through 14.5.2 are affected. Improper neutralization of special elements in an SQL command (CWE-89) lets attacker-supplied input alter database queries. A remote attacker with low privileges can read sensitive database data and disrupt the service to a limited degree.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in BuddyPress BuddyPress buddypress allows SQL Injection.This issue affects BuddyPress: from n/a through 14.5.2.
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 14.5.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- BuddyPress Vendorbuddypress Affected up to 14.5.2 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
The sources list no fixed version for BuddyPress.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111850
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-xvf7-fpqf-gg88
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-29 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
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-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-2026-111850 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-111850 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xvf7-fpqf-gg88 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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