Arbitrary Shortcode Execution in BuddyPress Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-11976

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Buddypress
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 January 2026

What is CVE-2024-11976?

The BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is prone to an arbitrary shortcode execution vulnerability. This issue stems from the plugin's failure to properly validate user-supplied values before processing them with the do_shortcode function. As a result, unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary shortcodes, potentially leading to unauthorized actions within WordPress installations. Users are strongly advised to update to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

BuddyPress 0 <= 14.3.3

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress/tag...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Michael Mazzolini
.