WordPress wpForo plugin <= 2.2.3 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in wpForo wpForo Forum allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects wpForo Forum: from n/a through 2.2.3.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00475 41st 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
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wpForo | wpForo Forum | up to 2.2.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- wpForo Forum VendorwpForo Affected up to 2.2.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.2.4 | Vulnerable | gVectors Team |
- cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.2.4 Vulnerable ·gVectors Team
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-47868
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4v3r-334q-j7qc
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-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-2023-47868 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-47868 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4v3r-334q-j7qc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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