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TI-2025-43401 Aliases CVE-2025-71279GHSA-gqgm-83rg-vhcj

XenForo Passkey Security Bypass

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

XenForo before 2.3.7 contains a security issue affecting Passkeys that have been added to user accounts. An attacker may be able to compromise the security of Passkey-based authentication.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00459 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed XenForo (XenForo): 2.3.7

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
XenForoXenForo2.3.0 to before 2.3.72.3.7Patch availableCNA
  • XenForo VendorXenForo Affected 2.3.0 to before 2.3.7 Fixed in 2.3.7 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xenforo:xenforo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.3.7VulnerableXenForo
  • cpe:2.3:a:xenforo:xenforo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.3.7 Vulnerable ·XenForo

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA XenForo (XenForo) Fixed in 2.3.7

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    XenForo — XenForo 2.3.7 Released (Includes Security Fixes)

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-43404 XenForo Path Disclosure via open_basedir ExceptionsPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2025-43403 XenForo Template Method Call Restriction BypassPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2025-43402 XenForo Local Account Page Caching Information DisclosurePriority LOW 29
    Show all 4 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-71279
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gqgm-83rg-vhcj

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2026-51441 XenForo < 2.3.13 Payment Replay via PayPal REST Payment Provider CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-51439 XenForo < 2.3.13 Signature Verification Bypass via PayPal REST Webhook CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-51436 XenForo < 2.3.13 OAuth2 Authorization Code Reuse CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-51434 XenForo < 2.3.13 Authentication Bypass via OAuth2 Token Endpoint CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2024-25701 Xenforo before 2.2.16 allows code injection. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-51446 XenForo < 2.3.13 Uncontrolled Recursion DoS via BBCode Parser CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
See all 27 →

Sources

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