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CVE-2020-13693: An unauthenticated privilege-escalation issue exists in the bbPress plugin before 2.6.5 for WordPress when New User Registration is enabled.

critical Affects bbpress (WordPress plugin), bbpress/bbpress. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

An unauthenticated privilege-escalation issue exists in the bbPress plugin before 2.6.5 for WordPress when New User Registration is enabled.

Package
bbpress (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.6.5
Fixed in
2.6.5
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 44% (98.7th percentile)
Published
2020-05-29
Source
nvd

References

bbPress unauthenticated privilege-escalation

Package
bbpress/bbpress Composer
Affected versions
<2.6.5
Fixed in
2.6.5
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 44% (98.7th percentile)
Published
2022-05-24
Source
osv.dev

References

CWE-269
NVD recordbbpress (WordPress plugin) advisoriesbbpress/bbpress advisories

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