BuddybossWordPress extension
CVE-2023-32669
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAuthorization bypass vulnerability in BuddyBoss 2.2.9 version, the exploitation of which could allow an authenticated user to access and rename other users' albums. This vulnerability can be exploited by changing the album identification (id).
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability in BuddyBoss version 2.2.9 where the album identification parameter is not properly validated against the authenticated user's ownership, allowing any authenticated user to access and modify other users' albums by manipulating the album ID.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
BuddybossWordPress extension
= 2.2.9CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify installed BuddyBoss versionCheck the WordPress plugins page or inspect the BuddyBoss plugin header file to confirm the installed version number equals 2.2.9Affected if The installed BuddyBoss version is exactly 2.2.9
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Confirm BuddyBoss plugin is activeIn WordPress admin, navigate to Plugins and verify the BuddyBoss Platform plugin is installed and activeAffected if The plugin is active and the version matches 2.2.9
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Check if Albums component is enabledNavigate to BuddyBoss Settings > Components (or equivalent) and verify whether the Albums component is enabled for the siteAffected if The Albums feature is enabled in BuddyBoss settings
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Identify album-related endpointsInspect network traffic or review BuddyBoss source code to locate endpoints handling album access (typically found under /members/ or /albums/ paths)Affected if Album functionality is present and accessible to authenticated users
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Test for IDOR by accessing another user's albumUsing an authenticated user account, capture a request to view or modify an album belonging to that user, then replay the request with a different album ID belonging to another user to see if access is granted without authorization failureAffected if Requests with manipulated album IDs from other users return successful responses instead of 403/404 errors
A user is affected if they are running BuddyBoss version 2.2.9 with the Albums component enabled and the application allows access to albums owned by other users via ID manipulation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to a patched version of BuddyBoss if available; otherwise, implement server-side authorization checks to verify the authenticated user owns the album before allowing access or modification.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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