Missing authorization in gVectors Team wpForo Forum
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
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gVectors Team | wpForo Forum | up to 2.4.16 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- 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.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-4666
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gq2v-mwv7-cvm2
References
Other 8
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/049ffab1-677d-4112-9f1d-092ee01299f1?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/2.4.16/classes/Posts.php#L283
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/2.4.16/classes/Posts.php#L285
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/2.4.16/classes/Actions.php#L773
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/2.4.16/includes/functions.php#L532
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/
- https://ti.wordfence.io/vendors/patch/1885/download
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fwpforo/tags/2.4.16&new_path=%2Fwpforo/tags/2.4.17
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- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-4666 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-4666 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gq2v-mwv7-cvm2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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