CVE-2014-1889 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated users can gain control of arbitrary groups in the BuddyPress plugin due to a missing permissions check.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-1889?
CVE-2014-1889 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Group creation process in the Buddypress plugin before 1.9.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain control of arbitrary groups by leveraging a missing permissions check.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1889?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Buddypress Buddypress.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1889?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2014-1889 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1889 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2024-10011 BuddyPress <= 14.1.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Directory Traversal
- CVE-2021-21389 BuddyPress privilege escalation via REST API
- CVE-2020-5244 Private data exposure via REST API in BuddyPress
- CVE-2012-2109 SQL injection in n/a
- CVE-2025-23798 WordPress Mass Messaging in BuddyPress Plugin <= 2.2.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qwhf-j88r-vmcj.