CVE-2017-6954

Published: Mar 17, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-269

4.3MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:LIntegrity

Low

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected Products

buddypress

oss-project

buddypressMixed

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

Packagist

package-ecosystem

buddypress/buddypress

OSS Libraries

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97238

securityfocus.com

https://github.com/boonebgorges/buddypress-docs/commit/75293ed4e5f31f04e54689bfe2c647e3e3f5e1a9

github.com

https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-docs/changelog/

wordpress.org

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