CVE-2026-53673: BuddyPress: Authenticated attackers can access arbitrary private message threads via user_id request parameter

high Affects buddypress/buddypress. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2026-06-10; advisory modified 2026-09-10.

BuddyPress: Authenticated attackers can access arbitrary private message threads via user_id request parameter

Package: buddypress/buddypress Composer
Affected versions: <14.5.0
Fixed in: 14.5.0
Severity: high CVSS 8.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (31.0th percentile)
Published: 2026-06-10
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-639

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