FKIE_CVE-2020-5244

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-02-24 18:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:21
Severity
8.0 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
In BuddyPress before 5.1.2, requests to a certain REST API endpoint can result in private user data getting exposed. Authentication is not needed. This has been patched in version 5.1.2.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://buddypress.org/2020/01/buddypress-5-1-2/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress/commit/39294680369a0c992290577a9d740f4a2f2c2ca3Patch, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress/security/advisories/GHSA-3j78-7m59-r7gvThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://buddypress.org/2020/01/buddypress-5-1-2/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress/commit/39294680369a0c992290577a9d740f4a2f2c2ca3Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress/security/advisories/GHSA-3j78-7m59-r7gvThird Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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  "id": "CVE-2020-5244",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:21:07.123",
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