An issue was discovered in the update function in the wpForo Forum plugin before 1.5.2…
Priority MEDIUM 47Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the update function in the wpForo Forum plugin before 1.5.2 for WordPress. A registered forum is able to escalate privilege to the forum administrator without any form of user interaction.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02733 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.5.2 | Vulnerable | gVectors Team |
- cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·gVectors Team
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16613
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v6cj-v6qg-rxfm
References
More gVectors Team Wpforo Forum vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-02108 Server-side request forgery in gVectors Team wpForo Forum CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-02165 wpForo Forum < 2.1.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-25972 WordPress wpForo plugin <= 2.2.3 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-22817 wpForo Forum 2.4.14 SQL Injection via Topics ORDER BY Parameter CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-19066 WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.9 - Auth. Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-03000 wpForo Forum <= 2.3.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2018-16613 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-16613 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v6cj-v6qg-rxfm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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