CVE-2024-6159: Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress <=1.93 - Multiple Unauthenticated SQLi

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2025-05-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress WordPress plugin before 1.9.4 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection

Affected products

Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress: before 1.9.4 — fixed in 1.9.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress 1.9.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/de20ebda-b0bc-489e-a8d3-e9487a2b48e8/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/de20ebda-b0bc-489e-a8d3-e9487a2b48e8/

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