Name: CVE-2017-6954: Improper Privilege Management
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-6954, CWE-269, CVSS 4.3, EPSS 0.01121

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 4.3
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Buddypress Docs Plugin	—	Update buddypress-docs plugin to version 1.9.3, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Mar 17, 2017

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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