High severity · published Feb 24, 2020
CVE-2020-5244
In BuddyPress before 5.1.2, requests to a certain REST API endpoint can result in private user data getting exposed
7.5
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BU
Buddypress · Buddypress
5.0.0 before 5.1.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5244
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5244
Release Notes
https://buddypress.org/2020/01/buddypress-5-1-2/
Patch
https://github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress/commit/39294680369a0c992290577a9d740f4a2f2c2ca3
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress/security/advisories/GHSA-3j78-7m59-r7gv
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