Plugins · buddypress · data as of 2026-11-04
Is BuddyPress safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 14.5.4
- Last updated
- 2026-10-23
- Active installs
- 90,000+
- Known issues on record
- 13
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 5.6+
Get together safely, in your own way, in WordPress. — by BuddyPress
What to do
- Update to the latest version (14.5.4). Anything older than 14.5.3 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 buddypress --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update buddypress updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
13 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 8.5 CVE-2026-115965 · published 2026-10-29
SQL injection in BuddyPress (14.5.2 and older)
- Affected
- 14.5.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 14.5.3
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in BuddyPress BuddyPress buddypress allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects BuddyPress: from n/a through 14.5.2.
high 8.5 CVE-2026-111850 · published 2026-10-28
SQL injection in BuddyPress (14.5.2 and older)
- Affected
- 14.5.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 14.5.3
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in BuddyPress BuddyPress buddypress allows SQL Injection.This issue affects BuddyPress: from n/a through 14.5.2.
medium 4.3 CVE-2024-12145 · published 2026-09-11
Missing authorization check in BuddyPress (14.3.3 and older)
- Affected
- 14.3.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 14.3.4 *
- 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 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 14.3.3 via the bp_notifications_action_bulk_manage due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete/mark as read/mark as unread notifications of other users.
medium 5.4 CVE-2026-8155 · published 2026-07-31
Missing authorization check in BuddyPress (older than 14.5.0)
- Affected
- older than 14.5.0
- Fixed in
- 14.5.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The BuddyPress WordPress plugin before 14.5.0 does not properly enforce authorization on its private messaging endpoints, allowing any authenticated user (Subscriber+) to read, modify, or delete other users' private messages.
high 7.5 CVE-2026-1360 · published 2026-07-30
PHP object injection in BuddyPress (14.5.0 and older)
- Affected
- 14.5.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 14.5.2 *
- 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 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data in all versions up to, and including, 14.5.0 This is due to the `bp_unserialize_profile_field()` function using `@unserialize()` without the `allowed_classes` parameter on user-controlled XProfile field data. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary PHP objects via XProfile textbox fields, which could lead to remote code execution if a suitable POP chain is available in the WordPress environment.
NVD CVE-2026-1360Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)owasp.orgphp.netPlugin source
high 7.3 CVE-2024-11976 · published 2026-01-23
Remote code execution in BuddyPress (14.3.3 and older)
- Affected
- 14.3.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 14.3.4 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The The BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 14.3.3. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
NVD CVE-2024-11976Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
high 7.5 CVE-2025-62022 · published 2025-10-22
Missing authorization check in BuddyPress (14.3.4 and older)
- Affected
- 14.3.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 14.4.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in BuddyPress BuddyPress buddypress.This issue affects BuddyPress: from n/a through <= 14.3.4.
high 8.1 CVE-2024-10011 · published 2024-10-25
Path traversal / file read in BuddyPress (14.1.0 and older)
- Affected
- 14.1.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 14.2.1 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 14.1.0 via the id parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to perform actions on files outside of the originally intended directory and enables file uploads to directories outside of the web root. Depending on server configuration it may be possible to upload files with double extensions.
NVD CVE-2024-10011Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)codex.buddypress.orggithub.com
medium 5.4 CVE-2024-4892 · published 2024-06-12
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in BuddyPress (12.5.0 and older)
- Affected
- 12.5.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 12.5.1 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
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.
NVD CVE-2024-4892Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 5.4 CVE-2024-3974 · published 2024-05-14
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in BuddyPress (12.4.0 and older)
- Affected
- 12.4.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 12.4.1 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘user_name’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 12.4.0 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.
NVD CVE-2024-3974Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 5.4 CVE-2023-50880 · published 2023-12-29
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in BuddyPress (11.3.1 and older)
- Affected
- 11.3.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 11.3.2
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The BuddyPress Community BuddyPress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects BuddyPress: from n/a through 11.3.1.
high 8.8 CVE-2021-21389 · published 2021-03-26
Missing authorization check in BuddyPress (5.0.0 up to (not including) 7.2.1)
- Affected
- 5.0.0 up to (not including) 7.2.1
- Fixed in
- 7.2.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
BuddyPress is an open source WordPress plugin to build a community site. In releases of BuddyPress from 5.0.0 before 7.2.1 it's possible for a non-privileged, regular user to obtain administrator rights by exploiting an issue in the REST API members endpoint. The vulnerability has been fixed in BuddyPress 7.2.1. Existing installations of the plugin should be updated to this version to mitigate the issue.
NVD CVE-2021-21389buddypress.orgcodex.buddypress.orggithub.com
high 7.5 CVE-2020-5244 · published 2020-02-24
Missing authorization check in BuddyPress (5.0.0 up to (not including) 5.1.2)
- Affected
- 5.0.0 up to (not including) 5.1.2
- Fixed in
- 5.1.2
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
In BuddyPress before 5.1.2, requests to a certain REST API endpoint can result in private user data getting exposed. Authentication is not needed. This has been patched in version 5.1.2.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-23 — latest release on wordpress.org (14.5.4).
- 2026-10-29 — SQL injection disclosed (CVE-2026-115965), fixed in 14.5.3.
- 2026-10-28 — SQL injection disclosed (CVE-2026-111850), fixed in 14.5.3.
- 2026-09-11 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2024-12145), fixed in 14.3.4.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (5) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (3) · SQL injection (2) · PHP object injection (1) · Remote code execution (1) · Path traversal and file read (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress (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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