Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Mar 17, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-6954

Description

An issue was discovered in includes/component.php in the BuddyPress Docs plugin before 1.9.3 for WordPress. It is possible for authenticated users to edit documents of other users without proper permissions.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
buddypress/buddypressPackagist	< 1.9.3	1.9.3

Affected products

Buddypress/Buddypress
cpe:2.3:a:buddypress:buddypress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=1.9.2
ghsa-coords
pkg:composer/buddypress/buddypress
Range: < 1.9.3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/boonebgorges/buddypress-docs/commit/75293ed4e5f31f04e54689bfe2c647e3e3f5e1a9nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9wf6-88x4-6xvjghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6954ghsaADVISORY
wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-docs/changelog/nvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97238nvdWEB
wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-docs/changelogghsaWEB

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