CVE-2024-4750 BuddyBoss Platform < 2.6.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference on Like Comment

Q: What is CVE-2024-4750?

CVE-2024-4750 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown buddyboss-platform, published on 4 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Q: Is CVE-2024-4750 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4750 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-4750?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4750 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Medium 5.3 Published 4 Jun 2024 Updated 27 Mar 2025

Attackers can like private posts by manipulating request IDs, bypassing authorization checks in the BuddyBoss Platform plugin.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-4750?

CVE-2024-4750 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown buddyboss-platform, published on 4 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The buddyboss-platform WordPress plugin before 2.6.0 contains an IDOR vulnerability that allows a user to like a private post by manipulating the ID included in the request

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4750?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Buddyboss Buddyboss.

How do I fix CVE-2024-4750?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4750 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-2024-4750 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4750 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fqr7-35m8-f63c.