CVE-2026-8155 json
BuddyPress < 14.5.0 - Subscriber+ Private Messages Disclosure via IDOR
published 2026-07-31 3 mo ago modified 2026-08-26 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-51429
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The BuddyPress WordPress plugin before 14.5.0 does not properly enforce authorization on its private messaging endpoints, allowing any authenticated user (Subscriber+) to read, modify, or delete other users' private messages.
Patch / fix
- Unknown BuddyPress 14.5.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 3 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b7dd9cbf-b46b-49ee-84a0-6b054676fccb/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown BuddyPress
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/b7dd9cbf-b46b-49ee-84a0-6b054676fccb/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-8155
- NVD CVE-2026-8155
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.