CVE-2017-6954

MEDIUM

BuddyPress Docs <1.9.3 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

An issue was discovered in includes/component.php in the BuddyPress Docs plugin before 1.9.3 for WordPress. It is possible for authenticated users to edit documents of other users without proper permissions.

References (3)

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/boonebgorges/buddypress-docs/commit/75293ed4e5f31f04e54689bfe2c647e3e3f5e1a9

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

[Release Notes, Third Party Advisory] https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-docs/changelog/

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97238

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3

EPSS 0.0029

EPSS Percentile 52.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-269

Status published

Affected Products (3)

buddypress/buddypress < 1.9.2

buddypress/buddypress < 1.9.3Packagist

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Mar 17, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026