Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-104995 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-104995 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-104995?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 14 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- BuddyBoss BP Profile Search up to and including 5.9.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-104995?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-104995 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-104995?
- Check whether you run BuddyBoss BP Profile Search 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.
Technical details
The bps_directory_ajax() filter fails to properly validate the 'ajax_template' value from the attacker-controlled 'bps_directory' cookie, applying only a weak referer check that is itself client-controlled. The plugin appends '.php' to the template value and passes it to bp_locate_template() without path-traversal restrictions or basename validation, enabling directory traversal attacks. An unauthenticated attacker can include arbitrary PHP files or uploaded images containing executable code, achieving remote code execution.
Affected products
- BuddyBoss BP Profile Search up to and including 5.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-14: disclosed