CVE-2021-21389
CVSS V2 High 9
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-21389
- Assigner
- security-advisories@github.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-03-26T21:15:13
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-04-01T15:45:05
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:buddypress:buddypress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1 | OR | 5.0.0 | 7.2.1 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 9
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 8
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://codex.buddypress.org/releases/version-7-2-1/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress/security/advisories/GHSA-m6j4-8r7p-wpp3 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://buddypress.org/2021/03/buddypress-7-2-1-security-release/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21389 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-21389 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:17:30 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-06 00:33:29 | 2021-03-26T21:15Z | 2021-03-26T21:15:13 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-06 00:33:29 | 2021-04-01T15:45:05 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-06 00:33:29 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |