CVE-2026-28561
mediumpriority · track · 19EPSS 0.003 · 18 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows administrators to inject persistent JavaScript via forum description fields echoed without output escaping across multiple theme template files. On multisite installations or with a compromised admin account, attackers set a forum description containing HTML event handlers that execute when any user views the forum listing.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.1–5.5
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affected products (2)
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references (10)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-28561cnnvd
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/Patchcnnvd
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/#developerscnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpforo-forum-stored-xss-via-unescaped-forum-description-in-templatescnnvd
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/enisa_euvd
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/#developersenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpforo-forum-stored-xss-via-unescaped-forum-description-in-templatesenisa_euvd
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/Productnvd
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