Check Point Advisories

WordPress BuddyPress Plugin Privilege Escalation (CVE-2021-21389)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2021-0368
Date Published:	2 Aug 2021
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 02 August, 2021
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2021-21389
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress BuddyPress Plugin 5.0.0 to 7.2.1
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in WordPress BuddyPress Plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress BuddyPress Plugin Privilege Escalation (CVE-2021-21389) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress BuddyPress Plugin Privilege Escalation (CVE-2021-21389)