Medium severity · published Mar 17, 2017
CVE-2017-6954
An issue was discovered in includes/component.php in the BuddyPress Docs plugin before 1.9.3 for WordPress
4.3
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in includes/component.php in the BuddyPress Docs plugin before 1.9.3 for WordPress. It is possible for authenticated users to edit documents of other users without proper permissions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BU
Buddypress · Buddypress
through 1.9.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6954
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6954
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97238
Patch
https://github.com/boonebgorges/buddypress-docs/commit/75293ed4e5f31f04e54689bfe2c647e3e3f5e1a9
Release Notes
https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-docs/changelog/
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