PT-2023-29671 · Buddyboss · Buddyboss Buddypress Global Search Plugin

Yuyudhn · Published 2023-10-24 · Updated 2023-10-27 · CVE-2023-45755

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BuddyBoss BuddyPress Global Search plugin versions 1.2.1 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This means that an attacker with admin or higher privileges can inject malicious scripts into the application, which can then be executed by other users.

Recommendations For BuddyBoss BuddyPress Global Search plugin versions 1.2.1 and earlier, update to a version later than 1.2.1 to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about other specific mitigation measures for this vulnerability.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-45755

Affected Products

Buddyboss Buddypress Global Search Plugin

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-45755 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45755 · Security Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/buddypress-global-search/wordpress-buddypress-global-search-plugin-1-2-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1716785034466939107 · Twitter Post