CVE-2026-53674CWE-943

BuddyPress 14.4.0 REGEXP Injection via @Mention Username Resolution

High · published June 9, 2026

CVSS v4.0
7.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
50.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

BuddyPress 14.4.0 contains a regular expression injection vulnerability in the activity mention resolver that, when username compatibility mode is enabled, allows attackers to manipulate a REGEXP database clause by crafting mention names containing regex metacharacters. Attackers can submit @mentions whose metacharacters pass through esc_sql unescaped and are inserted into an unprepared REGEXP query against the users table, enabling boolean-based inference of usernames and denial of service through catastrophic backtracking.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00660 · 50.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-943 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic
Published
2026-06-09T23:44Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 JUN 23:44Z
    BuddyPress 14.4.0 REGEXP Injection via @Mention Username Resolution
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