What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the order_by shortcode attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Youzify contains a SQL injection vulnerability in versions up to 1.2.5. An authenticated user can craft malicious input to execute arbitrary SQL queries against the site's database. This allows reading sensitive data such as user credentials, private messages, and membership information. The vulnerability requires a valid WordPress user account but no additional user interaction.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read sensitive data from the site's database, including user credentials and private information.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
User data, credentials, and private messages may be exposed to any registered site member.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a valid WordPress user account (low privilege level).
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
June 20, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
