Description
The rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress WordPress plugin before 4.7.12 does not check ownership before changing the privacy level of an activity and its attached media, relying only on a nonce shared with every logged-in user, allowing users with a subscriber-level account or above to make another user's private activity public or hide it.
Published: 2026-09-13
Score: 4.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privacy Violation via IDOR
Action: Patch Update
AI Analysis

Impact

The rtMedia plugin for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress permits a logged‑in user to alter the privacy setting of another user’s activity and its attached media. Because the plugin validates only a nonce that is shared by all authenticated users and does not confirm ownership of the activity being modified, any subscriber‑level user can submit a request to change another user’s private activity to public or hide a public activity. This enables a loss of confidentiality and undermines the intended privacy controls of the site.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites running rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress with version earlier than 4.7.12. The vulnerability is present for any installation that has the plugin activated and where subscriber or higher accounts exist. Verify the exact plugin version.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS base score of 4.2 indicates a moderate impact due to the lack of ownership checks. The EPSS score is below 1%, reflecting a very low exploitation probability. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, and no public exploitation has been reported. Because the flaw requires only that an attacker be logged in as a member with subscriber level or higher, the potential damage is limited to privacy exposure rather than privilege escalation or data theft. The overall risk is moderate, contingent upon the presence of vulnerable plugin versions on publicly accessible WordPress installations.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 15, 2026 at 18:18 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress to version 4.7.12 or later to enforce ownership checks before privacy changes.
  • If an update cannot be applied immediately, remove or restrict the capability that allows subscriber-level users to modify activity privacy, or downgrade subscriber roles until the plugin is patched.
  • Review other plugins, custom code, and theme functions that manipulate activity privacy or media visibility to ensure they verify ownership before such changes.
  • Monitor site activity logs for unauthorized privacy changes and apply additional access controls or logging as necessary.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 15, 2026 at 18:18 UTC.

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History

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-862

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-862

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-639
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress WordPress plugin before 4.7.12 does not check ownership before changing the privacy level of an activity and its attached media, relying only on a nonce shared with every logged-in user, allowing users with a subscriber-level account or above to make another user's private activity public or hide it.
Title rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress < 4.7.12 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Activity Privacy Modification via IDOR
References

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No data.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-13T10:44:36.100Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T12:52:37.572Z

Link: CVE-2026-88912

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-13T10:41:39.959Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-13T06:16:25.447

Modified: 2026-09-14T21:10:17.423

Link: CVE-2026-88912

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-15T18:30:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-639

    Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key