Medium severity · published Dec 9, 2024
CVE-2023-47869
WordPress wpForo plugin <= 2.2.5 - Broken Access Control + CSRF vulnerability
5.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in gVectors Team wpForo Forum allows Code Injection.This issue affects wpForo Forum: from n/a through 2.2.5.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WF
wpForo Forum · gVectors Team
through 2.2.5 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47869
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47869
Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wpforo/vulnerability/wordpress-wpforo-plugin-2-2-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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