CVE-2024-11976

HIGH

BuddyPress <= 14.3.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via do_shortcode

Title source: llm

Description

The The BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 14.3.3. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3259392%40buddypress%2Ftrunk&old=3199645%40buddypress%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress/tags/14.3.1/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/messages/ajax.php#L232

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/34c627c1-7838-468e-acb7-eb84ad1b4949?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 7.3

EPSS 0.0044

EPSS Percentile 35.4%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-94

Status published

Products (1)

buddypress/BuddyPress < 14.3.3

Published Jan 23, 2026

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026