BuddyPress 14.4.0 contains a regular expression injection vulnerability in the activity mention resolver that, when username compatibility mode is enabled, allows attackers to manipulate a REGEXP database clause by crafting mention names containing regex metacharacters. Attackers can submit @mentions whose metacharacters pass through esc_sql unescaped and are inserted into an unprepared REGEXP query against the users table, enabling boolean-based inference of usernames and denial of service through catastrophic backtracking.
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Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000
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| Description | BuddyPress 14.4.0 contains a regular expression injection vulnerability in the activity mention resolver that, when username compatibility mode is enabled, allows attackers to manipulate a REGEXP database clause by crafting mention names containing regex metacharacters. Attackers can submit @mentions whose metacharacters pass through esc_sql unescaped and are inserted into an unprepared REGEXP query against the users table, enabling boolean-based inference of usernames and denial of service through catastrophic backtracking. | |
| Title | BuddyPress 14.4.0 REGEXP Injection via @Mention Username Resolution | |
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Buddypress
Buddypress buddypress |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-943 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:buddypress:buddypress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | |
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Buddypress
Buddypress buddypress |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-09T23:44:21.471Z
Reserved: 2026-06-09T23:14:36.036Z
Link: CVE-2026-53674
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-06-10T00:16:55.190
Modified: 2026-06-10T00:16:55.190
Link: CVE-2026-53674
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-06-10T01:45:18Z