Unauthenticated review and settings modification via AJAX
Published Jul 18, 2022 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Missing authorization in Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Group Reviews 2.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to alter reviews and settings via AJAX. Several handlers in includes/bgr-ajax.php accept state-changing requests without capability checks and validate nonces improperly. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful requests can change review content and plugin configuration without interrupting service.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Group Reviews 2.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to alter reviews and settings via AJAX. Several handlers in includes/bgr-ajax.php accept state-changing requests without capability checks and validate nonces improperly. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful requests can change review content and plugin configuration without interrupting service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-2108
- Published
- Jul 18, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Wbcom Designs
- Product
- Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Group Reviews
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1565.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 18, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=2.8.3
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