Medium severity6.4NVD Advisory· Published Jun 12, 2024· Updated Apr 8, 2026
CVE-2024-4892
CVE-2024-4892
Description
The BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘display_name’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 12.4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:buddypress:buddypress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:buddypress:buddypress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*range: <12.5.1
- (no CPE)range: <=12.4.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3100815/buddypress/trunk/bp-members/bp-members-blocks.phpnvdPatch
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/113c154d-94a0-41da-a5ed-d9b2617e1c2cnvdThird Party Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress/tags/12.4.1/bp-members/bp-members-blocks.phpnvdProduct
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