Wordpress plugin Buddypress

vendor:

Buddypress

by:

Pietro Oliva

6,5

CVSS

MEDIUM

Privilege Escalation

264

CWE

Product Name: Buddypress

Affected Version From: 1.9.1

Affected Version To: 1.9.1

Patch Exists: YES

Related CWE: CVE-2014-1889

CPE: 2.3:a:wordpress:buddypress

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: None

2014

WordPress plugin Buddypress <= 1.9.1 privilege escalation

It is possible to perform a privilege escalation attack due to a lack of permissions check in the group creation process. A malicious user could exploit this vulnerability to take control of every group (change name, description, avatar and settings). To exploit this vulnerability you have to follow these steps: 1) Create a cookie named bp_new_group_id=<id_of_victim_group> 2) Visit the url http://example.com/groups/create/step/group-details/ 3) Enjoy the power

Mitigation:

Upgrade to version 1.9.2 or later

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

# Exploit Title: Wordpress plugin Buddypress <= 1.9.1 privilege escalation
# Date: 11/02/2014
# Exploit Author: Pietro Oliva
# Vendor Homepage: http://buddypress.org
# Software Link: http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/buddypress.1.9.1.zip
# Version: 1.9.1
# CVE : [CVE-2014-1889]
# Vulnerability patched in version 1.9.2

it is possible to perform a privilege escalation attack due to a lack of
permissions check in the group creation process. A malicious user could
exploit this vulnerability to take control of every group (change name,
description, avatar and settings).
To exploit this vulnerability you have to follow these steps:

1) Create a cookie named bp_new_group_id=<id_of_victim_group>
2) Visit the url http://example.com/groups/create/step/group-details/
3) Enjoy the power