Block, Suspend, Report for BuddyPress <= 3.6.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'link' Parameter

2026-07-08 00:00

Nabil Irawan

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.6.5

Affected PluginBlock, Suspend, Report for BuddyPress

Affected Version<= 3.6.4

CVSS6.4Medium

CVECVE-2026-4653

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Vulnerability Overview

The Block, Suspend, Report for BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'link' parameter in versions up to and including 3.6.4. This is 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.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.6.5, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')) The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4653 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01cd05c3-9629-4da4-ae9d-f99003253b95

CVSS Vector

6.4

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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