BuddyPress Better Registration <= 1.6 - Authentication Bypass to Administrator

9.8
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CVE CVE-2024-49247
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published October 14, 2024
Last Updated October 18, 2024
Researcher stealthcopter

Description

The BuddyPress Better Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.6. This is due to sbsr_login_user() function not verifying a user's identity prior to authenticating them. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user.

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Vulnerability Details for BuddyPress Better Registration

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug better-bp-registration (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 1.6

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