Is CVE-2020-5244 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-5244 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-5244?

CVE-2020-5244 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-5244?

CVE-2020-5244 has an EPSS score of 1.94% (78th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5244?

Upgrade buddypress to 5.1.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-5244

HIGHEPSS 78th pctl

8.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In BuddyPress before 5.1.2, requests to a certain REST API endpoint can result in private user data getting exposed. Authentication is not needed. This has been patched in version 5.1.2.

CWE-284Improper Access Control CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

buddypressNVD

Affected:>= 5.0.0, < 5.1.2Fixed in:5.1.2CVE-2020-5244derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.94%probability of exploitation in 30 days

78thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 78% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Vendor Advisory1

buddypress.org

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-27350	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2019-1653	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-23752	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-29298	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-38205	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-27348	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.