CVE-2017-6954 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in includes/component.php in the BuddyPress Docs plugin before 1.9.3 for WordPress. It is possible for authenticated users to edit documents of other users without proper permissions.

Published: 2017-03-17

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:buddypress:buddypress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-3456	An issue was discovered in includes/component.php in the BuddyPress Docs plugin before 1.9.3 for WordPress. It is possible for authenticated users to edit documents of other users without proper permissions.
Github GHSA	GHSA-9wf6-88x4-6xvj	BuddyPress Docs plugin Improper Privilege Management

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00295.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97238
https://github.com/boonebgorges/buddypress-docs/commit/75293ed4e5f31f04e54689bfe2c647e3e3f5e1a9
https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-docs/changelog/

History

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Subscriptions

Buddypress Buddypress

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-17T08:55:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:49:01.354Z

Reserved: 2017-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-6954

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-17T09:59:00.147

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-6954

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-269

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