CVE-2017-6954

MEDIUMNVD 4.34.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 4.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 47% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
4.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An issue was discovered in includes/component.php in the BuddyPress Docs plugin before 1.9.3 for WordPress. It is possible for authenticated users to edit documents of other users without proper permissions.

CVSS v3
4.3
EG Score
4.3(medium)
EPSS
62.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 17, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

References (6)

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Packagist(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
buddypress/buddypress—1.9.3—

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-6954?
CVE-2017-6954 is a medium vulnerability published on March 17, 2017. An issue was discovered in includes/component.php in the BuddyPress Docs plugin before 1.9.3 for WordPress. It is possible for authenticated users to edit documents of other users without proper permissions.
When was CVE-2017-6954 disclosed?
CVE-2017-6954 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 17, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-6954 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-6954 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 62.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-6954?
CVE-2017-6954 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-6954?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-6954, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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