vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wpforo: CVE-2018-16613: Improper Privilege Management
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 6, 2018 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 6, 2018
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in the update function in the wpForo Forum plugin before 1.5.2 for WordPress. A registered forum user is able to escalate privilege to the forum administrator without any form of user interaction.
Solution
wpforo-plugin-cve-2018-16613
References
Rapid7 Labs
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