Wpforo ForumWordPress extension · Gvectors
CVE-2023-47869
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 Code Injection.This issue affects wpForo Forum: from n/a through 2.2.5.
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 stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wpForo Forum versions up to 2.2.5 allows authenticated or anonymous users to inject malicious JavaScript code through forum posts. The plugin fails to properly sanitize user-supplied content before rendering it in web pages, enabling script injection attacks that can compromise other users' sessions or steal credentials.
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
< 2.2.6CVSS 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 plugin versionLog in to WordPress admin panel, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, locate the wpForo Forum plugin, and note the version number displayed. Alternatively, check the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/wpforo/wpforo.php for the 'Version' defined field.Affected if The displayed version is less than 2.2.6 (e.g., 2.2.5, 2.2.4, 2.2.0, etc.)
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Verify forum posting is enabledNavigate to wpForo Forum settings or visit the forum as a user to confirm that creating new topics or replies is permitted. Check under wpForo > Settings > General that the forum is active and posting is not disabled.Affected if Forum posting functionality is enabled and users (authenticated or anonymous) can submit posts
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Inspect rendered HTML for unsanitized contentCreate a test forum post containing a simple script tag payload such as '<script>alert(1)</script>' in the post body. Submit the post, then view the page source of the rendered post in a browser to see if the script tag appears unescaped in the HTML.Affected if The script tag is rendered as literal HTML (visible in page source as <script>...</script>) rather than being escaped or stripped
You are affected if your installed wpForo Forum version is below 2.2.6 AND your forum allows users to create posts that render unescaped HTML/JavaScript in the output.
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 · scoped2.2.6
Upgrade wpForo Forum to version 2.2.6 or later which contains the security patch. As a temporary measure, consider deploying a WAF rule to filter malicious script-related HTML tags.
wpForo Forum 2.2.6
- Backup your WordPress site database and files before updating
- Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Find wpForo Forum in the plugin list
- If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 2.2.6
- Alternatively, download wpForo Forum 2.2.6 from the official WordPress repository or gVectors website
- Deactivate and delete the current wpForo Forum plugin from Plugins page
- Upload and install the new version 2.2.6
- Verify the plugin is running version 2.2.6 after installation
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing4.0 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-2023-47869 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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