Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in bbPress Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2020-13693

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Bbpress
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 May 2020

Summary

An unauthenticated privilege escalation flaw exists in the bbPress plugin for WordPress, affecting versions prior to 2.6.5. This issue can be exploited when New User Registration is enabled, potentially allowing unauthorized users to gain elevated privileges within the application.

References

https://codex.bbpress.org/releases/
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https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress/#developers
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https://bbpress.org/blog/2020/05/bbpress-2-6-5-is-out/
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EPSS Score

72% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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