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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-28561
PUBLISHED
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Assigner-VulnCheck
Assigner Org ID-83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-28 Feb, 2026 | 21:47
Updated At-28 Feb, 2026 | 21:47
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
wpForo Forum 2.4.14 Stored XSS via Unescaped Forum Description in Templates

wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows administrators to inject persistent JavaScript via forum description fields echoed without output escaping across multiple theme template files. On multisite installations or with a compromised admin account, attackers set a forum description containing HTML event handlers that execute when any user views the forum listing.

Affected Products
Vendor
gVectors Team
Product
wpForo Forum
Default Status
unaffected
Versions
Affected
  • From 2.4 before 2.4.16 (semver)
Unaffected
  • 2.4.16 (semver)
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-79
Description: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
4.04.8MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
3.15.5MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Version: 4.0
Base score: 4.8
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Version: 3.1
Base score: 5.5
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions
Configurations
Workarounds
Exploits
Credits
finder
Scott Moore - VulnCheck
Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By
Rejected Reason
References
HyperlinkResource
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/
product
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/#developers
patch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpforo-forum-stored-xss-via-unescaped-forum-description-in-templates
third-party-advisory
Hyperlink: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/
Resource:
product
Hyperlink: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/#developers
Resource:
patch
Hyperlink: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpforo-forum-stored-xss-via-unescaped-forum-description-in-templates
Resource:
third-party-advisory
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