CVE-2017-6954

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-6954
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-17 09:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 4.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-269 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary4.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Buddypress Buddypress All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
BuddyPress Docs — WordPress Plugins af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wordpress.org Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Wordpress BuddyPress Plugin CVE-2017-6954 Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Improved permission check when processing a Doc save request. · boonebgorges/buddypress-docs@75293ed · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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