Description
BuddyPress is an open source WordPress plugin to build a community site. In releases of BuddyPress from 5.0.0 before 7.2.1 it's possible for a non-privileged, regular user to obtain administrator rights by exploiting an issue in the REST API members endpoint. The vulnerability has been fixed in BuddyPress 7.2.1. Existing installations of the plugin should be updated to this version to mitigate the issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| buddypress | BuddyPress | >= 5.0.0, < 7.2.1 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 2 repositories
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HoangKien1020/CVE-2021-21389 ★ 19 · May 31, 2021
BuddyPress is an open source WordPress plugin to build a community site. In releases of BuddyPress from 5.0.0 before 7.2.1 it's possible for a non-privileged, regular user to obtain administrator rig…
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mynameSumin/CVE-2021-21389 ★ 0 · Dec 9, 2024
경희대 졸업프로젝트
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- BuddyPress REST API <7.2.1 - Privilege Escalation/Remote Code Execution http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-21389.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | buddypress/buddypress | >= 5.0.0, < 7.2.1 | 7.2.1 | GHSA-m6j4-8r7p-wpp3 |