wpForo Forum 2.4.14 SQL Injection via Topics ORDER BY Parameter
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
wpForo 2.4.14 contains an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in Topics::get_topics() where the ORDER BY clause relies on ineffective esc_sql() sanitization on unquoted identifiers. Attackers exploit the wpfob parameter with CASE WHEN payloads to perform blind boolean extraction of credentials from the WordPress database.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00482 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed wpForo Forum (gVectors Team): 2.4.15
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | 2.4 to before 2.4.15 | 2.4.15 | Patch available | CNA |
- wpForo Forum VendorgVectors Team Affected 2.4 to before 2.4.15 Fixed in 2.4.15 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 2.4.0 to before 2.4.15 | Vulnerable | gVectors Team |
- cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 2.4.0 to before 2.4.15 Vulnerable ·gVectors Team
Remediation
- Fix · CNA wpForo Forum (gVectors Team) Fixed in 2.4.15
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-28562
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fm3m-r2wp-895q
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-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-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-2026-28562 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-28562 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fm3m-r2wp-895q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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