# CVE-2020-13693: bbPress unauthenticated privilege-escalation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-13693-bbpress-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-13693 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-24

bbPress unauthenticated privilege-escalation

Technologies: [bbpress/bbpress (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/bbpress-bbpress). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-13693 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-13693 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-13693?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** bbpress/bbpress (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.6.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-13693?** Yes. bbpress/bbpress (Packagist): upgrade to 2.6.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-13693?** Check whether you run bbpress/bbpress (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- bbpress/bbpress (Packagist): upgrade to 2.6.5 or later

  ```sh
  composer require bbpress/bbpress:^2.6.5
  ```


## Affected products

- bbpress/bbpress (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.6.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-13693
- GHSA-mwxh-6j9v-45ph

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- [bbPress stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Forum creation section](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-13487-bbpress-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-the)
- [bbPress Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2011-1150-bbpress-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability)