CVE-2017-6954
BuddyPress Docs plugin Improper Privilege Management
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-6954- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-6954- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3456 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3456- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9wf6-88x4-6xvj
BuddyPress Docs plugin Improper Privilege Management
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.
- Record
GHSA-9wf6-88x4-6xvj- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-6954- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9wf6-88x4-6xvj
BuddyPress Docs plugin Improper Privilege Management
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.
- Record
GHSA-9wf6-88x4-6xvj- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
buddypress/buddypressPackagist |
before 1.9.3 | 1.9.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-6954 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Buddypress, published March 17, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.12%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in buddypress/buddypress 1.9.3.