CVE-2026-53673

Summary

BuddyPress 14.4.0 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in the messages REST API that allows authenticated attackers to access arbitrary private message threads by supplying a user_id parameter in the request. Attackers can pass another user's identifier to the get_item_permissions_check method, which validates the supplied user_id instead of the logged-in user and is reused by the update and delete handlers, to read, reply to, or delete any user's private messages.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
BuddyPressBuddyPress0 <= 14.4.0affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References