wpForo Forum < 2.1.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Priority MEDIUM 60Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 2.1.9 does not escape some request parameters while in debug mode, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00845 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed wpForo Forum (Unknown): 2.1.9
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | wpForo Forum | before 2.1.9 | 2.1.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- wpForo Forum VendorUnknown Affected before 2.1.9 Fixed in 2.1.9 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.1.9 | Vulnerable | gVectors Team |
- cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.1.9 Vulnerable ·gVectors Team
Remediation
- Fix · CNA wpForo Forum (Unknown) Fixed in 2.1.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2309
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f9rf-7669-xvj8
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-2023-25972 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
Sources
- CVE-2023-2309 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-2309 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f9rf-7669-xvj8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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