vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wpforo: CVE-2022-40206: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 26, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | May 4, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 26, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 4, 2026
Description
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 2.0.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access or higher, to mark any forum post as private/public.
Solution
wpforo-plugin-cve-2022-40206
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40206
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e35be8ee-81a3-42ce-8304-992bc75663fd?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-43506
- CVE-2022-40206
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-40206
- CWE-639
- EUVD-EUVD-2022-43506
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