CVE-2026-5144
The BuddyPress Groupblog plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.3. This is due to the group blog settings handler accepting the `groupblog-blogid`, `default-member`, and `groupblog-silent-add` parameters from user input without proper authorization checks. The `groupblog-blogid` parameter allows any group admin (including Subscribers who create their own group) to associate their group with any blog on the Multisite network, including the main site (blog ID 1).
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The `default-member` parameter accepts any WordPress role, including `administrator`, without validation against a whitelist. When combined with `groupblog-silent-add`, any user who joins the attacker's group is automatically added to the targeted blog with the injected role. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to escalate any user (including themselves via a second account) to Administrator on the main site of the Multisite network.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 8.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.59%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 46
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1210Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement75 % - Impacto principal
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto secundario
T1098.002Additional Email Delegate Permissionspersistence · privilege escalation80 %
Acceso remoto autenticado (PR:L) sin interacción del usuario explotando fallos de validación en parámetros del plugin. Permite escalar privilegios de cualquier usuario a administrador en Multisite.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-269
Referencias
- https://github.com/boonebgorges/bp-groupblog/commit/b824593add9e2c53ef4f0d2e0824d4de0785411f
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-groupblog/tags/1.9.3/bp-groupblog.php#L190
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-groupblog/tags/1.9.3/bp-groupblog.php#L220
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-groupblog/tags/1.9.3/bp-groupblog.php#L450
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-groupblog/trunk/bp-groupblog.php#L190
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-groupblog/trunk/bp-groupblog.php#L220
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-groupblog/trunk/bp-groupblog.php#L450
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8129046a-5aa5-4644-babc-0eca9aa524d2?source=cve
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