Unauthorized Data Loss in Youzify Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-12113

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
WordPress
Status
Youzify – Buddypress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin For WordPress
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 January 2025

Summary

The Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress contains a significant security flaw that permits authenticated users, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete reviews posted by other users. This vulnerability stems from a missing capability check in the delete_user_review() and delete_review() functions, allowing these authorized users unauthorized access to sensitive actions. Users of the Youzify plugin are advised to update to the latest version to mitigate potential risks and safeguard user-generated content.

Affected Version(s)

Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress * <= 1.3.2

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/youzify/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Brian Mungai
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