# CVE-2013-4944: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BuddyPress Extended Friendship Request plugin before 1.0.2 for WordPress, when the "Friend C

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-07-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BuddyPress Extended Friendship Request plugin before 1.0.2 for WordPress, when the "Friend Connections" component is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the friendship_request_message parameter to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85416
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54048
- http://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-extended-friendship-request/changelog/
- http://osvdb.org/94807

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