CVE-2014-1889

MEDIUM 6.5 CVSS 3.0

Published: April 10, 2018
Last modified: June 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified
Reported by: cve@mitre.org
Weakness: CWE-264
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

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.

Affected WordPress components

BuddyPress Plugin · buddypress

Confirmed match Active

Before 1.9.2
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A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

n/a n/a — Versions not specified
buddypress buddypress — Before 1.9.2

References

www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531050/100/0/threaded Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65554 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
buddypress.org https://buddypress.org/2014/02/buddypress-1-9-2/ Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91261 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record

WordPress CVEs

Description

Affected WordPress components

Affected products and versions

References