BuddyPress <= 5.1.0 - Denial of Service

2019-12-23 00:00

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Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 5.1.1

Affected PluginBuddyPress

Affected Version<= 5.1.0

CVSS5.4Medium

CVEN/A

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Vulnerability Overview

The BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Denial of Service in versions up to, and including, 5.1.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to remove another user’s avatar and/or remove any empty folder.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 5.1.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

External References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ed5cf097-1b27-4d20-b7b2-2aa909bce042

CVSS Vector

5.4

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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