BuddyPress <= 1.9.1 - Authorization Bypass
2014-02-05 00:00
Pietro OlivaStrategic Overview
Vulnerability Overview
The Group creation process in the Buddypress plugin before 1.9.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain control of arbitrary groups by leveraging a missing permissions check. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify the name, description, avatar and settings of groups.
Technical Analysis
REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.9.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
External References
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