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TI-2026-04062 Aliases CVE-2026-4666GHSA-gq2v-mwv7-cvm2

Missing authorization in gVectors Team wpForo Forum

Priority LOW 29CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to the use of `extract($args, EXTR_OVERWRITE)` on user-controlled input in the `edit()` method of `classes/Posts.php` in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.16. The `post_edit` action handler in `Actions.php` passes `$_REQUEST['post']` directly to `Posts::edit()`, which calls `extract($args, EXTR_OVERWRITE)`. An attacker can inject `post[guestposting]=1` to overwrite the local `$guestposting` variable, causing the entire permission check block to be skipped. The nonce check uses a hardcoded `wpforo_verify_form` action shared across all 8 forum templates, so any user who can view any forum page obtains a valid nonce. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to edit the title, body, name, and email fields of any forum post, including posts in private forums, admin posts, and moderator posts. Content passes through `wpforo_kses()` which strips JavaScript but allows rich HTML.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00331 26th 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
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
gVectors TeamwpForo Forumup to 2.4.16—No fix listedCNA
  • wpForo Forum VendorgVectors Team Affected up to 2.4.16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——gVectors Team
  • cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·gVectors Team

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-4666
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gq2v-mwv7-cvm2

References

  • TI-2020-14828 A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 7.0 through… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-17809 Voltronic Power SNMP Web Pro 1.1 Path Traversal via upload.cgi CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • 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-2020-10702 A SQL injection issue in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 5.3.5 and earlier for WordPress… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-36676 WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 3.1.0 - Broken Authentication vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources