Wpforo ForumWordPress extension · Gvectors
CVE-2022-38055
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in gVectors Team wpForo Forum allows Content Spoofing.This issue affects wpForo Forum: from n/a through 2.0.9.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wpForo Forum versions up to 2.0.9 allows attackers to inject malicious script-related HTML tags through improper input neutralization, enabling content spoofing attacks against forum users.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Wpforo ForumWordPress extension
< 2.1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check wpForo Forum versionNavigate to WordPress Admin Dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins > wpForo Forum. The version number is displayed under the plugin name.Affected if The displayed version is lower than 2.1.0 (for example, 2.0.9, 2.0.8, etc.)
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Verify plugin file version constantAccess the wpForo plugin directory via file manager or FTP. Open the main plugin file (typically wp-content/plugins/wpforo/wpforo.php) and locate the version definition in the plugin header comment.Affected if The version constant shows a number less than 2.1.0
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Inspect forum posts for suspicious contentLog into the WordPress admin dashboard and review recent forum posts, or directly query the wp_wpforo_posts table in the database for HTML script tags or javascript: URIs in post content.Affected if Forum posts contain unencoded HTML script tags, iframe elements, or javascript: attribute values that could execute in user browsers
You are affected if the installed wpForo Forum version is below 2.1.0 and the forum accepts user-generated content without proper sanitization.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2.1.0
Upgrade wpForo Forum to the latest version or implement proper input sanitization and output encoding for all user-supplied content to prevent XSS execution.
wpForo Forum 2.1.0
- Create a full backup of your WordPress site including database and files
- Set up a staging environment and test the upgrade there before applying to production
- Update wpForo Forum plugin to version 2.1.0 or later through WordPress admin panel or via wp-cli: wp plugin update wpforo
- After update, verify the plugin version is 2.1.0 or higher in Plugins list
- Test core forum functionality (posting, replying, user registration) to ensure the upgrade did not break existing features
- Clear any cache if using caching plugins
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Wpforo Forum
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-38055 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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