CVE-2014-1888
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BuddyPress plugin before 1.9.2 for WordPress...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BuddyPress plugin before 1.9.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name field to groups/create/step/group-details. NOTE: this can be exploited without authentication by leveraging CVE-2014-1889.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BuddyPress plugin before 1.9.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name field to groups/create/step/group-details. NOTE: this can be exploited without authentication by leveraging CVE-2014-1889.
- Record
CVE-2014-1888- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BuddyPress plugin before 1.9.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name field to groups/create/step/group-details. NOTE: this can be exploited without authentication by leveraging CVE-2014-1889.
- Record
CVE-2014-1888- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-1950 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BuddyPress plugin before 1.9.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name field to groups/create/step/group-details. NOTE: this can be exploited without authentication by leveraging CVE-2014-1889.
- Record
EUVD-2014-1950- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-23m7-7w92-xgf9 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BuddyPress plugin before 1.9.2 for WordPress...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BuddyPress plugin before 1.9.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name field to groups/create/step/group-details. NOTE: this can be exploited without authentication by leveraging CVE-2014-1889.
- Record
GHSA-23m7-7w92-xgf9- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-1888 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Buddypress, published February 28, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.58%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/65555
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91175
secunia.com/advisories/56950
packetstormsecurity.com/files/125212/WordPress-Buddypress-1.9.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
buddypress.org/2014/02/buddypress-1-9-2
osvdb.org/103307
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1888
github.com/advisories/GHSA-23m7-7w92-xgf9