CVE-2026-110762

bbPress before 2.6.19 contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthenticated visitors to view restricted subforum posts because hide_sitewide ignores ancestor forum visibility. Topics and replies in public subforums nested under private or hidden parents expose title, permalink and body via the BuddyPress activity stream and REST endpoint.

CVSS v3 3.7 LOW

3.7^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bbpress.org/blog/2026/09/bbpress-2-6-19-is-out/
https://github.com/bbpress/bbPress/blob/04c6f1513c6ca34e849ca16015b7a08b3c15e753/src/includes/extend/buddypress/activity.php#L431
https://github.com/bbpress/bbPress/commit/5dce23a0b23a22d32c45b96fd44588952b16fe8a
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress/
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bbpress-before-2.6.19-information-disclosure-via-buddypress-activity-stream

Configurations

No configuration.

History

14 Oct 2026, 19:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-14 19:17

Updated : 2026-10-15 14:47

NVD link : CVE-2026-110762

Mitre link : CVE-2026-110762

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-110762

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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