Vulnerability · Published Dec 12, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-14064BuddyTask <= 1.3.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Cross-Group Task Board Access and Manipulation
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in BuddyTask from cytechltd. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The BuddyTask plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to a missing capability check on multiple AJAX endpoints in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to view, create, modify, and delete task boards belonging to any BuddyPress group, including private and hidden groups they are not members of.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0dfe0947-5790-49ba-aa3d-6bc61c12b355?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddytask/trunk/buddytask.php#L458
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddytask/trunk/buddytask.php#L666
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddytask/tags/1.3.0/buddytask.php#L458
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddytask/trunk/buddytask.php#L763
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddytask/trunk/buddytask.php#L840
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3416754/