CVE-2014-1888 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BuddyPress plugin before 1.9.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to inject ar…
published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-1950
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.6%
- EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BuddyPress plugin before 1.9.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name field to groups/create/step/group-details. NOTE: this can be exploited without authentication by leveraging CVE-2014-1889.
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2.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/56950
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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buddypress.org
/2014/02/buddypress-1-9-2
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/65555
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/91175
vdb-entry
- packetstormsecurity.com /files/125212/WordPress-Buddypress-1.9.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/531049/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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osvdb.org
/103307
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-1888
- NVD CVE-2014-1888
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