Description

WordPress Plugin bbPress is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently save Topics to invalid Forum IDs. WordPress Plugin bbPress version 2.6.3 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 2.6.4 or latest

References

https://bbpress.org/blog/2020/01/bbpress-2-6-4-is-out/

Related Vulnerabilities

Oracle HTTP Server CVE-2016-0671 Vulnerability (CVE-2016-0671)

Oracle Application Server CVE-2008-1812 Vulnerability (CVE-2008-1812)

Piwigo Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2020-8089)

Moodle Credentials Management Errors Vulnerability (CVE-2009-4304)

MediaWiki Improper Authentication Vulnerability (CVE-2018-0505)

Severity

High

Classification

CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass