bbPress Core Vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2024-9896

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Bbp Core – Expand Bbpress Powered Forums With Useful Features
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 November 2024

Summary

The BBP Core plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. This issue arises due to the use of the add_query_arg function without proper escaping on the URL across all versions through 1.2.5. As a result, unauthenticated attackers could exploit this vulnerability by crafting malicious links that, when clicked by users, execute arbitrary web scripts. Such exploitation poses significant security risks, making it imperative for users and administrators to ensure that they are using the latest, patched version of the plugin.

Affected Version(s)

BBP Core – Expand bbPress powered forums with useful features * <= 1.2.5

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bbp-core/trunk...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-core/#developers

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Colin Xu
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