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TI-2026-83531 Aliases CVE-2026-96554GHSA-fjfj-gq95-wvgm

Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Group Name in BuddyBoss Platform

Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated

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

BuddyBoss Platform for WordPress from Boss Media is affected through version 3.6.0. Insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the group name allow stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79). An authenticated attacker with Subscriber-level access or above can inject web scripts that run whenever a user opens the affected page. This requires the "Enable social group creation by all members" setting, which is enabled by default.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Description from the CNA

The BuddyBoss Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Group Name in all versions up to, and including, 3.6.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires the "Enable social group creation by all members" setting to be enabled, which is the default and permits Subscriber-level users to create groups; exploitation is not possible if group creation is restricted to administrators.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00199 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
BuddyBossBuddyBoss Platformup to 3.6.0—No fix listedCNA
  • BuddyBoss Platform VendorBuddyBoss Affected up to 3.6.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:buddyboss:buddyboss_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——BuddyBoss
  • cpe:2.3:a:buddyboss:buddyboss_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·BuddyBoss

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for BuddyBoss Platform. Restricting group creation to administrators prevents exploitation, per the source description.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-31 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96554
  2. 2026-10-31 Alias added: GHSA-fjfj-gq95-wvgm
  3. 2026-11-01 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-11-01 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Other 2

  • TI-2026-40426 WordPress Buddyboss Platform plugin <= 3.0.4 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-01654 BuddyBoss Platform Pro <= 2.7.01 - Authentication Bypass via Apple OAuth provider CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-11831 BuddyBoss platform < 2.7.60 - Private Comment Exposure via IDOR CVSS 3.1LOW 3.5
  • TI-2023-15946 BuddyBoss XSS vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2026-84232 Arbitrary file upload in BuddyBoss App WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-82599 Privilege escalation in BuddyBoss Platform WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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