CVE-2024-12145 BuddyPress <= 14.3.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Notifications Deletion
Authenticated attackers can delete or modify other users' notifications due to missing authorization checks in the BuddyPress WordPress plugin.
- 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-2024-12145?
CVE-2024-12145 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in BuddyPress, published on 11 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 14.3.3 via the bp_notifications_action_bulk_manage due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete/mark as read/mark as unread notifications of other users.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12145?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12145?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12145 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-2024-12145 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12145 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g3mh-c45m-24gf.