CVE-2024-6159: The Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress WordPress plugin before 1.9.4 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthe

critical Affects push-notification-for-post-and-buddypress (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress WordPress plugin before 1.9.4 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthe

Package
push-notification-for-post-and-buddypress (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.9.4
Fixed in
1.9.4
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 3% (86.4th percentile)
Published
2025-05-15
Source
nvd

References

CWE-89
NVD recordpush-notification-for-post-and-buddypress (WordPress plugin) advisories

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