vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wpforo: CVE-2022-38055: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Dec 7, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 7, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jul 10, 2025
Description
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.0.9. This is due to insufficient escaping and sanitization of user supplied input. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above to inject HTML content on pages.
Solution
wpforo-plugin-cve-2022-38055
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