CVE-2012-2109
SQL injection vulnerability in wp-load.php in the BuddyPress plugin 1.5.x before 1.5.5 of WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the page parameter in an activity_widget_filter action.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 3.4%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in wp-load.php in the BuddyPress plugin 1.5.x before 1.5.5 of WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the page parameter in an activity_widget_filter action.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.36% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 31 March 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- buddypress/buddypress
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 3.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://buddypress.org/2012/03/buddypress-1-5-5/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/80763
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Apr/4Exploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18690Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/15/2Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/16/10
- http://buddypress.org/2012/03/buddypress-1-5-5/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/80763
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Apr/4Exploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18690Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/15/2Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/16/10
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.