CVE-2026-8155: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in BuddyPress
The BuddyPress WordPress plugin before 14.5.0 does not properly enforce authorization on its private messaging endpoints, allowing any authenticated user (Subscriber+) to read, modify, or delete other users' private messages.
CVE-2026-8155: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in BuddyPress
Description
The BuddyPress WordPress plugin before 14.5.0 does not properly enforce authorization on its private messaging endpoints, allowing any authenticated user (Subscriber+) to read, modify, or delete other users' private messages.
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-08T08:34:41.516Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a6c42b99c2644c7f86e86af
Added to database: 07/31/2026, 06:37:45 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 08:07:12 UTC
Views: 8
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