CVE-2021-21389
BuddyPress Unauthenticated RCE Via REST API Members Endpoint
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.
INFO
Published Date :
March 26, 2021, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 1, 2021, 3:45 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2021-21389 has a 9 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-21389.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://buddypress.org/2021/03/buddypress-7-2-1-security-release/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://codex.buddypress.org/releases/version-7-2-1/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress/security/advisories/GHSA-m6j4-8r7p-wpp3 | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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Method: Privilege Escalation to Administrator and trigger RCE via REST API
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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.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-21389 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-21389 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 01, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://buddypress.org/2021/03/buddypress-7-2-1-security-release/ No Types Assigned https://buddypress.org/2021/03/buddypress-7-2-1-security-release/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://codex.buddypress.org/releases/version-7-2-1/ No Types Assigned https://codex.buddypress.org/releases/version-7-2-1/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress/security/advisories/GHSA-m6j4-8r7p-wpp3 No Types Assigned https://github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress/security/advisories/GHSA-m6j4-8r7p-wpp3 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:buddypress:buddypress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.2.1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-21389 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-21389
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
78.38 }} -4.02%
score
0.98307
percentile