Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessRegister subscriber account
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DeliverySubmit send_feedback with spoofed Content-Type file
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ExploitBypass client-side-only type validation
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ExecutionWin SMTP-window race or trigger wp_mail() failure
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PersistRequest persisted PHP file
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ImpactExecute arbitrary code on server
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling File type validation, storage isolation
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Command and Control, Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires an authenticated account with at least subscriber-level privileges (PR:L) on a site running BuddyBoss App plugin ≤ 3.2.1, exploited via the send_feedback function, which performs no server-side content inspection or extension validation and trusts only the client-supplied Content-Type header. Reliable code execution is limited by two conditions stated in the advisory: the attacker must either win a race condition during the SMTP/email-send window before the uploaded file is deleted, or the wp_mail() call must fail (causing the file to persist indefinitely). The plain arbitrary-upload defect is reliable; the RCE outcome depends on these timing/failure conditions, which meaningfully constrain real-world exploitation despite the network vector. |
| Impact | This is a genuine high-priority issue but with an important reliability caveat that the raw 8.8 CVSS score obscures. The input CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) describes network-reachable exploitation by an authenticated user with only subscriber-level access (PR:L) - a very low bar on open-registration WordPress community sites, which is exactly BuddyBoss's use case, so the privilege requirement is weak protection. The file-type check is trivially bypassed because validation relies solely on the client-supplied Content-Type header, so uploading an executable PHP file is reliable. However, the description itself states that uploaded files are deleted after email transmission and that reaching the file for code execution depends on winning a race condition during SMTP execution, or on wp_mail() failing (in which case the file persists). That means arbitrary upload is reliable but the RCE step is conditional, which is why I assess attack complexity as higher than the input's AC:L. No EPSS score was provided and the vendor priority label is 'this_week' (not act_now/emergency), consistent with a serious-but-not-actively-mass-exploited finding. There is no public exploit identified in the supplied data and no CISA KEV listing. Net: prioritize patching to 3.2.2 within the vendor's this-week window - the low authentication bar plus RCE potential justify urgency - but the race-condition dependency makes mass automated exploitation less certain than the headline score suggests. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker registers a free subscriber account on a BuddyBoss-powered community site, then submits the feedback feature (send_feedback) with a PHP payload whose Content-Type header is spoofed to a permitted type, bypassing the only validation present. If they win the race against the post-email deletion - or if wp_mail() fails so the file persists - they request the uploaded PHP file to achieve remote code execution. No public exploit code was identified in the available data. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Nov 03, 2026
Authenticated arbitrary file upload in the BuddyBoss App plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions through 3.2.1, lets any subscriber-level user or higher submit files through the send_feedback function, which trusts only the client-supplied Content-Type header and performs no server-side content or extension validation. Uploaded files may be executable, so the defect can lead to remote code execution, but the assessed vector is AC:H because reliable code execution depends on winning a race during the SMTP/email-send window before the file is deleted, or on wp_mail() failing and leaving the file on disk indefinitely. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis, and the issue is not in CISA KEV.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: BuddyBoss App 3.2.2, referenced by the vendor release page at https://buddyboss.com/resources/buddyboss-app-plugin-releases/3-2-2/ and by the Wordfence advisory at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/56a1219c-1163-4867-b426-7ffe9ca5dcb5?source=cve. Upgrade the plugin to 3.2.2 or later; the supplied references describe no alternative workaround or compensating control, and the vendor release reference is the actionable fix. Because exploitation requires only subscriber-level authentication, prioritize the update on sites that permit self-registration or otherwise grant low-privilege accounts, while noting that no public exploit code was identified at the time of analysis.
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Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is the BuddyBoss App plugin for WordPress, identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:buddyboss:buddyboss_app:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* and covering releases up to and including 3.2.1. The root cause is CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type): the send_feedback function relies solely on the client-supplied Content-Type header and performs neither server-side content inspection nor extension validation, so an authenticated user with subscriber-level access or above can upload a file whose type is not adequately constrained. The advisory notes that uploaded files are normally deleted after email transmission, but a race condition exists during SMTP execution that can allow access to the file before deletion, and files persist indefinitely when wp_mail() fails. These timing and mail-failure dependencies are why the independently assessed CVSS vector uses AC:H rather than AC:L, even though the underlying arbitrary-upload defect itself is reliable. The plugin runs in the WordPress ecosystem, so successful execution of an uploaded file depends on the file remaining accessible and being placed where the web server can execute it, conditions the advisory frames as making remote code execution possible rather than guaranteed.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Subscriber-level account needed (PR:L) and reliable RCE is gated by a race window or wp_mail() failure (AC:H), but successful execution yields full C/I/A compromise.
Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
The BuddyBoss App plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.1 via the send_feedback function. This is due to insufficient file type validation that relies solely on the client-supplied Content-Type header without server-side content inspection or extension validation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible. While uploaded files are deleted after email transmission, a race condition exists during SMTP execution that allows access to the file, and files persist indefinitely when wp_mail() fails.
Executive ViewAI
The BuddyBoss App plugin for WordPress (versions through 3.2.1) contains an authenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability. Any subscriber-level user or higher can upload executable files, potentially leading to remote code execution on the web server. This puts the organization's WordPress site and underlying server at risk of compromise, data breach, or service disruption, and leadership should prioritize remediation given the high severity and lack of a vendor patch.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: disable or remove the plugin if not essential; restrict subscriber-level uploads via WAF rules targeting the send_feedback endpoint; enforce strict Content-Type and extension validation; audit and minimize subscriber accounts; monitor for suspicious file uploads and SMTP failures.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Malicious file upload attacks exploit insufficient validation when web applications accept user-provided files.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
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GHSA-qj2m-6jmm-rjxw
NVD
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