TI-2023-02108 Aliases CVE-2023-2249 GHSA-9q86-473j-pphg

Server-side request forgery in gVectors Team wpForo Forum

HIGH 75CWE-98Published 2023-06-09 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-98.

Summary

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Include, Server-Side Request Forgery, and PHAR Deserialization in versions up to, and including, 2.1.7. This is due to the insecure use of file_get_contents without appropriate verification of the data being supplied to the function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to retrieve the contents of files like wp-config.php hosted on the system, perform a deserialization attack and possibly achieve remote code execution, and make requests to internal services.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.60809 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
gVectors Team	wpForo Forum	up to 2.1.7	—	No fix listed	CNA

wpForo Forum VendorgVectors Team Affected up to 2.1.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum::::::wordpress::*	up to 2.1.7	Vulnerable	gVectors Team

cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.1.7 Vulnerable ·gVectors Team

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2249
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9q86-473j-pphg

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/800fa098-b29f-4979-b7bd-b1186a4dafcb?source=cve

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-2018-11904 An issue was discovered in the update function in the wpForo Forum plugin before 1.5.2… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 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

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Sources

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