CVE-2026-53673 HIGH

CVE-2026-53673: BuddyPress 14.4.0 Private Message IDOR via REST API user_id Parameter

Vendor Buddypress
Product BuddyPress
Weakness CWE-639 · IDOR
Published June 9, 2026
Last update June 10, 2026

CVSS base score

8.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 9, 2026 CVE published
June 10, 2026 Record updated