Privilege Escalation in WordPress BuddyPress Docs plugin (CVE-2017-6954)
Summary
Vulnerability in WordPress BuddyPress Docs plugin (CVE-2017-6954). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
An issue was discovered in includes/component.php in the BuddyPress Docs plugin before 1.9.3 for WordPress. It is possible for authenticated users to edit documents of other users without proper permissions.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-6954 has been found in WordPress BuddyPress Docs plugin.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "WordPress BuddyPress Docs plugin CVE-2017-6954" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-6954 (WordPress BuddyPress Docs plugin) — CWE-269 / CVSS v3 4.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-269) exists in WordPress BuddyPress Docs plugin.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of WordPress BuddyPress Docs plugin.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで WordPress BuddyPress Docs plugin を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory wordpress.org
- patch github.com
- web securityfocus.com