CVE-2026-115965: BuddyPress plugin SQL injection

CVE-2026-115965 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.5 · Published 2026-10-29

BuddyPress is a community and social networking plugin for WordPress websites. This SQL injection vulnerability allows attackers with subscriber-level access to read, modify, or delete the entire database, including user accounts and private data. Exploiting this requires authenticated access but poses a severe risk to website data integrity and user privacy.

Technologies: BuddyPress. Vendors: BuddyPress.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-115965 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-115965 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-115965?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.5, published 29 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
BuddyPress through 14.5.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-115965?
Yes: fixed in 14.5.3. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-115965 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-115965?
Check whether you run BuddyPress 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

  • Fixed in: 14.5.3

Technical details

A blind SQL injection vulnerability in BuddyPress allows an authenticated subscriber to execute arbitrary SQL queries against the database. The vulnerability requires subscriber-level privileges and network access but no user interaction. Successful exploitation grants full database read, write, and delete capabilities.

Affected products

  • BuddyPress BuddyPress through 14.5.2

Timeline

  • 2026-10-29: disclosed
  • 2026-10-27: patched: Patch available in version 14.5.3

References

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