PT-2024-15951 · WordPress · Buddypress Members Only

Francesco Carlucci · Published 2024-06-05 · Updated 2024-07-25 · CVE-2024-0972

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BuddyPress Members Only plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 3.3.5

Description The issue allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass the plugin's "All Other Sections On Your Site Will be Opened to Guest" feature and view restricted page and post content via the REST API.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 3.3.5, update to a version later than 3.3.5 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the REST API until a patch is available.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-0972

Affected Products

Buddypress Members Only

References · 10

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0972 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0972 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3122096%40buddypress-members-only&new=3122096%40buddypress-members-only&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3128839%40buddypress-members-only&new=3128839%40buddypress-members-only&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress-members-only/trunk/buddypress-members-only.php#L682 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/87378 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1798589204232040945 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/82148 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1798569658628645374 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dcfead67-d75d-46ae-ac68-a34643ac2f52?source=cve · Note