# CVE-2026-1360: BuddyPress WordPress plugin PHP object injection in XProfile fields

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-1360-buddypress-wordpress-plugin-php-object-injection-in-xprofile  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-30. Updated: 2026-07-30  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-1360 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-07-30

BuddyPress, a popular WordPress plugin used to build social networking communities, contains a security flaw in how it handles user profile data. An attacker with a standard user account can submit specially crafted profile information to take control of the website or execute unauthorized commands. This could lead to a total site takeover, theft of member data, or complete service disruption.

Technologies: [BuddyPress](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/buddypress). Vendors: [BuddyPress](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/buddypress).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-1360 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-1360 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-1360?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 30 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** BuddyPress up to, and including, 14.5.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-1360?** 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-2026-1360 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-1360?** 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.

## Technical details

The BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data in all versions up to, and including, 14.5.0. The root cause is the `bp_unserialize_profile_field()` function using the PHP `@unserialize()` function on user-controlled XProfile field data without specifying the `allowed_classes` parameter. This lack of restriction allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or higher to inject arbitrary PHP objects via XProfile textbox fields. If a suitable Property-Oriented Programming (POP) chain exists within the WordPress environment, this can lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE). The vulnerability was addressed in version 14.5.0 by implementing safer data handling.

## Affected products

- BuddyPress BuddyPress up to, and including, 14.5.0

## Timeline

- 2026-07-30: advisory: NVD publication date
- 2026-07-30: disclosed: Wordfence disclosure date

## References

- [https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/PHP_Object_Injection](https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/PHP_Object_Injection)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress/tags/14.4.0/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-template.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress/tags/14.4.0/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-template.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress/trunk/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-functions.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress/trunk/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-functions.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress/trunk/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-template.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress/trunk/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-template.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress/trunk/bp-xprofile/classes/class-bp-rest-xprofile-fields-endpoint.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress/trunk/bp-xprofile/classes/class-bp-rest-xprofile-fields-endpoint.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fbuddypress/tags/14.4.0&new_path=%2Fbuddypress/tags/14.5.0](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fbuddypress/tags/14.4.0&new_path=%2Fbuddypress/tags/14.5.0)
- [https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.unserialize.php](https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.unserialize.php)

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