CVE-2024-9207 describes a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BuddyPress Docs plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 2.2.3. This flaw arises from insufficient escaping of URLs when using remove_query_arg, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit tools like Metasploit or Nuclei modules, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, <= 2.2.3CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:boonebgorges:buddypress_docs:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.