# CVE-2020-5244: Private data exposure via REST API in BuddyPress

- Also known as: GHSA-3J78-7M59-R7GV
- Severity: CVSS 8.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.1.2
- Published: 2020-02-24 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- BuddyPress: fixed in 5.1.2
- buddypress/buddypress (Packagist): fixed in 5.1.2

## Description

In BuddyPress before 5.1.2, requests to a certain REST API endpoint can result in private user data getting exposed. Authentication is not needed. This has been patched in version 5.1.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on BuddyPress, buddypress/buddypress, upgrade to a fixed version (5.1.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress/security/advisories/GHSA-3j78-7m59-r7gv
- https://buddypress.org/2020/01/buddypress-5-1-2/
- https://github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress/commit/39294680369a0c992290577a9d740f4a2f2c2ca3

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