CVE-2023-45755
WordPress BuddyPress Global Search Plugin <= 1.2.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BuddyBoss BuddyPress Global Search plugin <= 1.2.1 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress BuddyPress Global Search Plugin <= 1.2.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BuddyBoss BuddyPress Global Search plugin <= 1.2.1 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-45755- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-50044
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BuddyBoss BuddyPress Global Search plugin <= 1.2.1 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-50044- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p4f9-fq6j-5cff
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BuddyBoss BuddyPress Global...
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BuddyBoss BuddyPress Global Search plugin <= 1.2.1 versions.
- Record
GHSA-p4f9-fq6j-5cff- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BuddyBoss BuddyPress Global Search plugin <= 1.2.1 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-45755- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-45755 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Buddyboss Buddypress Global Search, published October 24, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.