CVE-2014-1889 json
The Group creation process in the Buddypress plugin before 1.9.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain control of arbitra…
published 2018-04-10 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-1951
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 10.6%
- EPSS 10.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- buddypress buddypress 1.9.2
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-31571)
- Published
Exploit prediction
10.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-31571 WordPress Plugin BuddyPress 1.9.1 - Privilege Escalation webapps, 2014-02-11
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531050/100/0/threaded referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
- Technology feeds
References
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/531050/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
buddypress.org
/2014/02/buddypress-1-9-2/
vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/91261
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/65554
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-1889
- NVD CVE-2014-1889
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