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WordPress Plugin: wpforo: CVE-2018-11709: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Published

Jun 1, 2018

Added

May 15, 2025

Modified

Apr 29, 2026

Description

wpforo_get_request_uri in wpf-includes/functions.php in the wpForo Forum plugin before 1.4.12 for WordPress allows Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the URI.

Solution

wpforo-plugin-cve-2018-11709

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11709
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3155f8ba-b50e-490c-81bd-4a63142f164b?source=api-prod
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2018-3728
CVE-2018-11709
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-11709
CWE-79
EUVD-EUVD-2018-3728

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