CVE-2026-28556

MEDIUM EPSS 12.4%
Published Feb 28, 20264mo ago · Modified Mar 4, 20263mo ago
5.3 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published Feb 28, 2026 4mo ago
Last Modified Mar 4, 2026 3mo ago

Description

wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated subscribers to move, merge, or split any forum topic via the topic_move, topic_merge, and topic_split form action handlers. Attackers with a valid form nonce can reorganize arbitrary forum content without moderator permissions, including relocating topics to private forums.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
12.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-862 Missing Authorization Authorization

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
gvectorswpforo_forum*≥2.4.0  –  <2.4.16

References 3

  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/
    Product
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/#developers
    Release Notes
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpforo-forum-missing-authorization-via-topic-management-form-handlers
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.