Plugins · bp-groupblog · data as of 2026-11-04
Is BuddyPress Groupblog safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.9.4
- Last updated
- 2026-03-30
- Active installs
- 50+
- Known issues on record
- 1
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.0.8
BuddyPress Groupblog extends the group functionality by enabling the group to have a single blog associated with it. — by Boone Gorges
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.9.4). Anything older than 1.9.4 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get bp-groupblog --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update bp-groupblog updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
1 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
high 8.8 CVE-2026-5144 · published 2026-04-11
Privilege escalation in BuddyPress Groupblog (1.9.3 and older)
- Affected
- 1.9.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.9.4 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The BuddyPress Groupblog plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.3. This is due to the group blog settings handler accepting the `groupblog-blogid`, `default-member`, and `groupblog-silent-add` parameters from user input without proper authorization checks. The `groupblog-blogid` parameter allows any group admin (including Subscribers who create their own group) to associate their group with any blog on the Multisite network, including the main site (blog ID 1). The `default-member` parameter accepts any WordPress role, including `administrator`, without validation against a whitelist. When combined with `groupblog-silent-add`, any user who joins the attacker's group is automatically added to the targeted blog with the injected role. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to escalate any user (including themselves via a second account) to Administrator on the main site of the Multisite network.
Recent activity
- 2026-03-30 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.9.4).
- 2026-04-11 — Privilege escalation disclosed (CVE-2026-5144), fixed in 1.9.4.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Privilege escalation (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/bp-groupblog (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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