High severity · published Jan 23, 2026
CVE-2024-11976
BuddyPress <= 14.3.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
7.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The The BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 14.3.3. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BU
BuddyPress · buddypress
through 14.3.3 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11976
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11976
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress/tags/14.3.1/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/messages/ajax.php#L232
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3259392%40buddypress%2Ftrunk&old=3199645%40buddypress%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/34c627c1-7838-468e-acb7-eb84ad1b4949?source=cve
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