PatchTheCVECVE-2024-6159: The Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress WordPress plugin before 1.9.4 does not properly sanitise and esc
CVE-2024-6159 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting push notification for post and buddypress. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
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
Why this priority
- Critical severity
- Public exploit reference
- CISA SSVC: automatable with total technical impact
- Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
A fixed release or distro patch exists.
Risk facts
| CVSS score | 9.8 (Critical) |
| Attack vector | Network (remote) |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges needed | None |
| User interaction | None |
| EPSS exploit chance | 2.8% (top 14%) |
| CISA exploited list | No |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| Published | 2025-05-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score
Am I affected?
Timeline
- Published CVE record published
- Updated Record last modified
Exact fixes by distribution
Public exploits and detection
Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.
- Write-up: wpscan.com/vulnerability/de20ebda-b0bc-489e-a8d3-e9487a2b48e8/
- Nuclei scan template: Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress <= 1.93 - SQL Injection
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.
Quick answers
How do I fix CVE-2024-6159?
push notification for post and buddypress: upgrade to 1.9.4. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.
Is CVE-2024-6159 being exploited?
CVE-2024-6159 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.
What does CVE-2024-6159 affect?
CVE-2024-6159 affects push notification for post and buddypress. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). 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 injecti
How urgent is CVE-2024-6159?
Priority 69/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; CISA SSVC: automatable with total technical impact; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action