CVE-2026-73309
criticalpriority · attend · 46EPSS 0.007 · 52 %ileexploit · PoCUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
XenForo before 2.3.13 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the OAuth2 token endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to obtain valid token pairs by submitting empty values for client_secret and code_verifier parameters. Attackers can exploit PHP truthy evaluation logic, which treats empty strings as false and skips client secret validation and PKCE code verifier validation, to exchange a valid authorization code for a token pair without proving client identity or holding the PKCE commitment.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.4–9.1
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
affected products (1)
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references (5) nvd
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://bombobombone.github.io/posts/cve-2026-73309/ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/BomboBombone/CVE-2026-73309Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xenforo-authentication-bypass-via-oauth2-token-endpointThird Party Advisory
- https://xenforo.com/community/threads/security-fixes-released-for-all-xenforo-and-media-gallery-versions-2-2-0-2-3-12.239856/Release Notes
- https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-2-3-13-and-add-ons-released-includes-security-fixes.239857/Release Notes
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