CVE-2020-13693 in the critical feed json
bbPress unauthenticated privilege-escalation
published 2020-05-28 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-4643 , GHSA-mwxh-6j9v-45ph
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 43.9%
- EPSS 43.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
An unauthenticated privilege-escalation issue exists in the bbPress plugin before 2.6.5 for WordPress when New User Registration is enabled.
Patch / fix
- packagist bbpress/bbpress 2.6.5
- bbpress bbpress 2.6.5
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-48534)
Exploit prediction
43.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-48534 WordPress Plugin BBPress 2.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation webapps, 2020-06-01
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157885/WordPress-BBPress-2.5-Privilege-Escalation.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | bbpress/bbpress | <2.6.5 |
2.6.5 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
- Technology feeds
References
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/157885/WordPress-BBPress-2.5-Privilege-Escalation.html
web, exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
codex.bbpress.org
/releases/
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
bbpress.org
/blog/2020/05/bbpress-2-6-5-is-out/
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
wordpress.org
/plugins/bbpress/#developers
web, release-notes, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13693
advisory
-
bbpress.org
/blog/2020/05/bbpress-2-6-5-is-out
web
-
codex.bbpress.org
/releases
web
-
github.com
/bbpress/bbPress
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-13693
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-mwxh-6j9v-45ph
- NVD CVE-2020-13693
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