Unauthenticated SQL injection in wpForo Forum via href[locale] parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL injection via the 'href[locale]' parameter in all versions up to and including 3.2.2, due to insufficient escaping and a SQL query that is not properly prepared (CWE-89). An unauthenticated attacker can append additional SQL queries to existing ones and extract sensitive information from the database. The required nonce is publicly exposed to any visitor of a forum page, so no account is needed.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Description from the CNA
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the 'href[locale]' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. The nonce required for exploitation is publicly issued to unauthenticated visitors on any forum page via the wpforo.nonces JavaScript object, meaning no account or prior interaction beyond a page load is required to obtain it.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gVectors Team | wpForo Forum | up to 3.2.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- wpForo Forum VendorgVectors Team Affected up to 3.2.2 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
The sources list no fixed version for wpForo Forum.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Timeline
- 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119155
- 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-v485-7xgw-37qq
- 2026-11-08 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Other 8
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3d6cc723-5c58-4c36-af29-da101174293c?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/3.2.2/classes/Boards.php#L293
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/3.2.2/classes/Actions.php#L1994
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/3.2.2/wpforo.php#L724
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/3.2.2/wpforo.php#L258
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/3.2.2/classes/Boards.php#L489
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3778162%40wpforo%2Ftags%2F3.2.3&old=3717441%40wpforo%2Ftags%2F3.2.2
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Sources
- CVE-2026-119155 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-119155 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v485-7xgw-37qq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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