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CVE-2024-6159: push notification for post and buddypress vulnerability
CVE-2024-6159: critical vulnerability affecting push notification for post and buddypress. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL
- EPSS
- 85.13%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- push notification for post and buddypress
What is known
The Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress WordPress plugin before 1.9.4 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-6159, a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) affecting push notification for post and buddypress, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.
Recommended administrator action
Confirm whether push notification for post and buddypress is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.