YouzifyWordPress extension · Kainelabs
CVE-2024-2864
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 · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in KaineLabs Youzify - Buddypress Moderation.This issue affects Youzify - Buddypress Moderation: from n/a through 1.2.5.
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 · moderate confidenceReflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Youzify - Buddypress Moderation WordPress plugin where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized or escaped before being rendered in web pages, allowing attackers to inject malicious JavaScript.
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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
YouzifyWordPress extension
<= 1.2.5CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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 Youzify plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Youzify - Buddypress Moderation' or check the /wp-content/plugins/youzify directory existsAffected if Youzify plugin is not found in the WordPress installation
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Check Youzify plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find Youzify, and note the version number displayed. Alternatively, check /wp-content/plugins/youzify/readme.txt for 'Stable tag:' or /wp-content/plugins/youzify/youzify.php for 'Version:' in the plugin headerAffected if Installed version is 1.2.5 or lower
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Confirm Buddypress Moderation feature is activeIn WordPress admin, go to Youzify Settings > Moderation (or similar youzify options page) and verify if moderation features are enabled. Check database options table for youzify_moderation_enabled optionAffected if Moderation module is enabled and user-generated content can be submitted
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Identify XSS injection pointsInspect browser developer tools Network tab while submitting forms (profile edits, comments, activity posts) in Buddypress areas. Check if input fields accept and reflect special characters without encoding in the responseAffected if User-supplied input appears reflected in HTML output without proper escaping (view page source to confirm)
A user is affected if Youzify plugin version 1.2.5 or lower is installed AND the Buddypress Moderation feature is enabled, allowing unsanitized user input to be reflected in web pages.
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 dataUpgrade to a version beyond 1.2.5 if available, or implement proper input validation and output encoding/escaping for all user-controlled data before rendering in HTML context.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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