CVE-2023-2249

wpForo Forum <= 2.1.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Local File Include, Server-Side Request Forgery, and PHAR Deserialization via file_get_contents

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 9, 2023 at 05:33 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:52 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorswpForo ForumwpForo Forum

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 61%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Include, Server-Side Request Forgery, and PHAR Deserialization in versions up to, and including, 2.1.7. This is due to the insecure use of file_get_contents without appropriate verification of the data being supplied to the function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to retrieve the contents of files like wp-config.php hosted on the system, perform a deserialization attack and possibly achieve remote code execution, and make requests to internal services.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

wpForo Forum· Gvectorswordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 2.1.7
wpForo Forum· Tomdeverwordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 2.1.7

Remediation

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CVSS

8.8HIGHWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-829CWE-918CWE-98

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