# CVE-2022-2108: Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Group Reviews \<= 2.8.3 - Unauthorized AJAX Actions due to Nonce Bypass

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-07-18 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- wbcomdesigns Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Group Reviews: through 2.8.3

## Description

The plugin Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Group Reviews for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized settings changes and review modification due to missing capability checks and improper nonce checks in several functions related to said actions in versions up to, and including, 2.8.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify reviews and plugin settings on the affected site.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on wbcomdesigns Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Group Reviews, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/397dabc3-5dcf-4d1f-9e24-28af889cb76f?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/review-buddypress-groups/trunk/includes/bgr-ajax.php#L359
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2742109
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2108

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