BuddyPress plugin up to 1.9.1 on WordPress Group Creation access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in BuddyPress plugin up to 1.9.1 on WordPress. This impacts an unknown function of the component Group Creation Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-1889. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in BuddyPress plugin up to 1.9.1 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Group Creation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Group creation process in the Buddypress plugin before 1.9.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain control of arbitrary groups by leveraging a missing permissions check.

The bug was discovered 02/14/2014. The weakness was shared 04/10/2018 by Pietro Oliva as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-1889 since 02/07/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Pietro Oliva and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1519 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12847 (WordPress BuddyPress Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 1.9.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (31571), SecurityFocus (BID 65554†) and OSVDB (103308†). The entry VDB-66481 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Pietro Oliva
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BuddyPress plugin 1.9.2

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02/11/2014 +4 days 🔍
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04/10/2018 +1516 days 🔍
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06/08/2025 +2614 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Pietro Oliva
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1889 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1889
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115949
X-Force: 91261
SecurityFocus: 65554 - WordPress Buddypress Plugin CVE-2014-1889 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 103308 - CVE-2014-1889 - Buddypress - Privilege Escalation Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2018 09:21
Updated: 06/08/2025 01:32
Changes: 04/11/2018 09:21 (76), 01/23/2020 11:18 (3), 02/09/2021 08:46 (2), 06/08/2025 01:32 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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