CVE-2026-53673
BuddyPress 14.4.0 Private Message IDOR via REST API user_id Parameter
BuddyPress 14.4.0 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in the messages REST API that allows authenticated attackers to access arbitrary private message threads by supplying a user_id parameter in the request. Attackers can pass another user's identifier to the get_item_permissions_check method, which validates the supplied user_id instead of the logged-in user and is reused by the update and delete handlers, to read, reply to, or delete any user's private messages.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.6
BuddyPress 14.4.0 Private Message IDOR via REST API user_id Parameter
BuddyPress 14.4.0 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in the messages REST API that allows authenticated attackers to access arbitrary private message threads by supplying a user_id parameter in the request. Attackers can pass another user's identifier to the get_item_permissions_check method, which validates the supplied user_id instead of the logged-in user and is reused by the update and delete handlers, to read, reply to, or delete any user's private messages.
- Record
CVE-2026-53673- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-35877
8.6
BuddyPress 14.4.0 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in the messages REST API that allows authenticated attackers to access arbitrary private message threads by supplying a user_id parameter in the request. Attackers can pass another user's identifier to the get_item_permissions_check method, which validates the supplied user_id instead of the logged-in user and is reused by the update and delete handlers, to read, reply to, or delete any user's private messages.
- Record
EUVD-2026-35877- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j3j5-5m8v-7gvc
8.6
BuddyPress: Authenticated attackers can access arbitrary private message threads via user_id request parameter
BuddyPress 14.4.0 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in the messages REST API that allows authenticated attackers to access arbitrary private message threads by supplying a user_id parameter in the request. Attackers can pass another user's identifier to the get_item_permissions_check method, which validates the supplied user_id instead of the logged-in user and is reused by the update and delete handlers, to read, reply to, or delete any user's private messages.
- Record
GHSA-j3j5-5m8v-7gvc- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.6
BuddyPress 14.4.0 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in the messages REST API that allows authenticated attackers to access arbitrary private message threads by supplying a user_id parameter in the request. Attackers can pass another user's identifier to the get_item_permissions_check method, which validates the supplied user_id instead of the logged-in user and is reused by the update and delete handlers, to read, reply to, or delete any user's private messages.
- Record
CVE-2026-53673- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-j3j5-5m8v-7gvc
8.6
BuddyPress: Authenticated attackers can access arbitrary private message threads via user_id request parameter
BuddyPress 14.4.0 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in the messages REST API that allows authenticated attackers to access arbitrary private message threads by supplying a user_id parameter in the request. Attackers can pass another user's identifier to the get_item_permissions_check method, which validates the supplied user_id instead of the logged-in user and is reused by the update and delete handlers, to read, reply to, or delete any user's private messages.
- Record
GHSA-j3j5-5m8v-7gvc- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
buddypress/buddypressPackagist |
before 14.5.0 | 14.5.0 |
buddypress/buddypressPackagist |
before 14.5.0, plus listed versions 10.0.010.0.0-RC110.0.0-beta110.0.0-beta210.1.0 Show 45 moreShow less10.2.010.3.010.4.010.5.010.6.010.6.110.6.210.6.310.6.411.0.011.0.0-RC111.0.0-beta111.0.0-beta211.0.0-beta311.1.011.2.011.3.111.3.211.4.011.4.0-beta111.4.111.4.211.4.311.4.411.5.111.5.211.6.011.6.212.0.012.0.0-RC112.0.0-beta112.0.0-beta212.0.0-beta312.0.0-beta412.1.112.2.012.3.012.4.012.4.112.5.012.5.112.5.212.5.312.6.012.7.0 |
14.5.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-53673 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Buddypress, published June 9, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in buddypress/buddypress 14.5.0.
References
buddypress.org
wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress
vulncheck.com/advisories/buddypress-private-message-idor-via-rest-api-user-id-parameter
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53673
github.com/buddypress/buddypress/commit/27d41e9749a878103b3a673b37dfc92b7f8f2cb7
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j3j5-5m8v-7gvc
github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress
Left out here: 148 versions. The JSON record has them.