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CVE-2026-28561 Details

Description

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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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.8 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/	[email protected]	Product
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/#developers	[email protected]	Release Notes
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpforo-forum-stored-xss-via-unescaped-forum-description-in-templates	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-79	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
gvectors wpforo forum	>= 2.4.0, < 2.4.16
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum::::::wordpress::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Mar 5, 2026	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Feb 28, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]