# CVE-2024-2864: WordPress Youzify - Buddypress Moderation plugin <= 1.2.5 - Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via improper input neutralization in the Youzify - Buddypress Moderation plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jwg9-66jx-hjp3

## What is CVE-2024-2864?

CVE-2024-2864 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in KaineLabs Youzify - Buddypress Moderation, published on 25 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in KaineLabs Youzify - Buddypress Moderation.This issue affects Youzify - Buddypress Moderation: from n/a through 1.2.5.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2864?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kainelabs Youzify.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-2864?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2864 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-2864 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2864 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in KaineLabs Youzify - Buddypress Moderation

- [CVE-2022-1950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1950/): Youzify < 1.2.0 - Unauthenticated SQLi (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-37494](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37494/): WordPress Youzify plugin <= 1.2.5 - SQL Injection vulnerability (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2024-13370](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13370/): Missing authorization in Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-4742](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4742/): SQL injection in Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-47191](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47191/): WordPress Youzify Plugin <= 1.2.2 is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-2864 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-2864 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in KaineLabs Youzify - Buddypress Moderation, published on 25 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2864 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: KaineLabs Youzify - Buddypress Moderation. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2864/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2864/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2864
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2864
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-2864

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2864/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.