CVE-2024-3974

The BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘user_name’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 12.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

CVSS v3 6.4 MEDIUM

6.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress/trunk/bp-members/bp-members-admin.php#L145	Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress/trunk/bp-members/bp-members-blocks.php#L347	Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3079691/buddypress	Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3657384e-025a-44ad-8b7e-1a2fea17dcc3?source=cve	Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress/trunk/bp-members/bp-members-admin.php#L145	Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress/trunk/bp-members/bp-members-blocks.php#L347	Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3079691/buddypress	Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3657384e-025a-44ad-8b7e-1a2fea17dcc3?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:buddypress:buddypress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-05-14 15:42

Updated : 2025-06-05 20:28

NVD link : CVE-2024-3974

Mitre link : CVE-2024-3974

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-3974

JSON object : View

Products Affected

buddypress

buddypress

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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