Stored cross-site scripting in wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress through 3.2.2 is affected. Insufficient input sanitization and output escaping allow stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79) via the post[body] parameter. An authenticated attacker with subscriber-level access or above can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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 Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'post[body]' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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 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-2026-120532
- 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-v8xq-r574-c43r
- 2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Other 7
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ac24a4ea-8cc6-4aa0-b9e4-7d95a10186a4?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/3.2.2/classes/Template.php#L1297
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/3.2.2/classes/Template.php#L1373
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/3.2.2/classes/Template.php#L2784
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/3.2.2/includes/functions.php#L996
- 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-2026-120532 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-120532 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v8xq-r574-c43r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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