CVE-2020-5244

HIGHNVD 8.08.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.0 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 2.4% (83rd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). 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
8.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 2.4%CVSS: 8.0Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
8.0
EG Score
8.0HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
41
EG Risk 41/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity80% × 45%
Exploitation2% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
2.4%
EPSS %ILE
83rd
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

February 24, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Sep 20, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github.
github Patch Available

BuddyPress private data exposure via REST API · Advisory · buddypress/buddypress · GitHub

https://github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress/security/advisories/GHSA-3j78-7m59-r7gv
github_commit

commit 39294680369a (buddypress/BuddyPress)

Fix landed in buddypress/BuddyPress commit 39294680369a — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress/commit/39294680369a0c992290577a9d740f4a2f2c2ca3
generic

BuddyPress 5.1.2 Security Release · BuddyPress.org

https://buddypress.org/2020/01/buddypress-5-1-2/

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Packagist(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
buddypress/buddypress2.2-beta1 ... 5.1.1 (94 versions)
  • every version up to 5.1.2: fixed in 5.1.2
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Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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-2020-5244?
CVE-2020-5244 is a high vulnerability published on February 24, 2020. 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.
When was CVE-2020-5244 disclosed?
CVE-2020-5244 was first published on February 24, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-5244 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-5244 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (83rd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-5244?
CVE-2020-5244 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-5244?
A fix for CVE-2020-5244 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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