CVE-2021-21389

BuddyPress is an open source WordPress plugin to build a community site. In releases of BuddyPress from 5.0.0 before 7.2.1 it's possible for a non-privileged, regular user to obtain administrator rights by exploiting an issue in the REST API members endpoint. The vulnerability has been fixed in BuddyPress 7.2.1. Existing installations of the plugin should be updated to this version to mitigate the issue.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
8.1 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
GitHub_MCNA
8.1 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 99%
VendorProductVersion
buddypressbuddypress
5.0.0 ≤
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< 7.2.1
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://buddypress.org/2021/03/buddypress-7-2-1-security-release/
https://codex.buddypress.org/releases/version-7-2-1/
https://github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress/security/advisories/GHSA-m6j4-8r7p-wpp3
https://buddypress.org/2021/03/buddypress-7-2-1-security-release/
https://codex.buddypress.org/releases/version-7-2-1/
https://github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress/security/advisories/GHSA-m6j4-8r7p-wpp3