WF-5a3e2d1c-8879-4def-8861-3d6d8b683b7e-buddypress

BuddyPress 2.0 - 2.7.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion

criticalImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

10.0

CVSS Score

10.0

CVSS Score

critical

Severity

2.7.4

Patched in

2587d

Time to patch

Description

The BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion in versions 2.0 - 2.7.3. This allows unauthenticated attackers to delete the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can lead to site takeover

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions>=2.0 <=2.7.3

PublishedDecember 23, 2016

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginbuddypress

Source Code

WordPress.org SVN

Vulnerable v2.7.3

Browse source Download .zip

Patched v2.7.4

Browse source Download .zip

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5a3e2d1c-8879-4def-8861-3d6d8b683b7e?source=api-prod

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