PHP Object Injection in BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
The BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types plugin through 1.3.1 is affected. Deserialization of untrusted data (CWE-502) lets the plugin process attacker-supplied serialized PHP objects. An attacker with a Subscriber account can exploit this over the network without user interaction, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Description from the CNA
Subscriber PHP Object Injection in BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types <= 1.3.1 versions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Timeline
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116868
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-36p3-wc2w-xmm3
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-29 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-31 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
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- TI-2025-36276 WordPress MediaPress Plugin <= 1.5.9.1 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-18100 WordPress MediaPress plugin <= 1.6.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-39097 WordPress Activity Plus Reloaded for BuddyPress plugin <= 1.1.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-38949 WordPress BuddyPress Activity Shortcode plugin <= 1.1.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-36068 WordPress BuddyPress Notification Widget Plugin <= 1.3.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-116868 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-116868 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-36p3-wc2w-xmm3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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