CVE-2025-1909 BuddyBoss Platform Pro <= 2.7.01 - Authentication Bypass via Apple OAuth provider

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication via Apple OAuth to log in as any existing user, including administrators, if they know the email address.

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-2025-1909?

CVE-2025-1909 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in BuddyBoss Platform Pro, published on 5 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The BuddyBoss Platform Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 2.7.01. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being supplied during the Apple OAuth authenticate request through the plugin. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the email.

Weakness: CWE-288

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1909?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Buddyboss Buddyboss Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1909?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1909 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2025-1909 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1909 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2xjw-5437-xj2x.

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