CVE-2020-5244 (GCVE-0-2020-5244)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-02-24 17:25 – Updated: 2024-08-04 08:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Private data exposure via REST API in BuddyPress
Summary
In BuddyPress before 5.1.2, requests to a certain REST API endpoint can result in private user data getting exposed. Authentication is not needed. This has been patched in version 5.1.2.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress/security… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://buddypress.org/2020/01/buddypress-5-1-2/ | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress/commit/3… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| buddypress | BuddyPress |
Affected:
< 5.1.2
|
guessed |
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