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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First Time appeared Wordpress
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Vendors & Products Wordpress
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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
First Time appeared Buddypress
Buddypress buddypress
Weaknesses CWE-943
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:buddypress:buddypress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Buddypress
Buddypress buddypress
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

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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Updated: 2026-06-10T02:45:15Z

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