Description

WordPress Plugin bbPress is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently save Topics to invalid Forum IDs. WordPress Plugin bbPress version 2.6.3 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 2.6.4 or latest

References

https://bbpress.org/blog/2020/01/bbpress-2-6-4-is-out/

Related Vulnerabilities

Drupal Other Vulnerability (CVE-2006-5476)

PHP Other Vulnerability (CVE-2003-0442)

WordPress 5.1.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (5.1 - 5.1.1)

Apache Tomcat Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm Vulnerability (CVE-2026-29129)

WordPress Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability (CVE-2012-1936)

Severity

High

Classification

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass CWE-264