Wordpress Buddypress Plugin 1.9.1 - Privilege Escalation

🗓️ 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00Reported by RootType

WordPress Buddypress Plugin 1.9.1 Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilit

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 13
zdt	WordPress Buddypress 1.9.1 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability	15 Feb 201400:00	–	zdt
cve	CVE-2014-1889	10 Apr 201815:00	–	cve
cvelist	CVE-2014-1889	10 Apr 201815:00	–	cvelist
exploitdb	WordPress Plugin BuddyPress 1.9.1 - Privilege Escalation	11 Feb 201400:00	–	exploitdb
exploitpack	WordPress Plugin BuddyPress 1.9.1 - Privilege Escalation	11 Feb 201400:00	–	exploitpack
nvd	CVE-2014-1889	10 Apr 201815:29	–	nvd
packetstorm	WordPress Buddypress 1.9.1 Privilege Escalation	14 Feb 201400:00	–	packetstorm
patchstack	WordPress Buddypress Plugin 1.9.1 - Privilege Escalation	11 Feb 201400:00	–	patchstack
prion	Cross site scripting	1 Mar 201400:01	–	prion
prion	Information disclosure	10 Apr 201815:29	–	prion


                                                # Exploit Title: Wordpress plugin Buddypress &#60;= 1.9.1 privilege escalation
# Date: 11/02/2014
# Exploit Author: Pietro Oliva
# Vendor Homepage: http://buddypress.org
# Software Link: http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/buddypress.1.9.1.zip
# Version: 1.9.1
# CVE : [CVE-2014-1889]
# Vulnerability patched in version 1.9.2

it is possible to perform a privilege escalation attack due to a lack of
permissions check in the group creation process. A malicious user could
exploit this vulnerability to take control of every group (change name,
description, avatar and settings).
To exploit this vulnerability you have to follow these steps:

1) Create a cookie named bp_new_group_id=&#60;id_of_victim_group&#62;
2) Visit the url http://example.com/groups/create/step/group-details/
3) Enjoy the power

01 Jul 2014 00:00Current

6.4Medium risk

Vulners AI Score6.4

EPSS0.10817