Name: CVE-2020-5244: Improper Access Control
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-5244, CWE-284, CWE-200, CVSS 8, EPSS 0.02443

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Buddypress Plugin	—	Update buddypress plugin to version 5.1.2, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Jan 2, 2020

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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