CVE-2023-50880 WordPress BuddyPress Plugin <= 11.3.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Stored XSS in BuddyPress allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to code execution or session hijacking.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-50880?
CVE-2023-50880 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in The BuddyPress Community BuddyPress, published on 29 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The BuddyPress Community BuddyPress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects BuddyPress: from n/a through 11.3.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50880?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Buddypress Buddypress.
How do I fix CVE-2023-50880?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-50880 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-50880 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50880 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in The BuddyPress Community BuddyPress
- 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-q26v-3gc4-wwr5.