CVE-2026-28561

wpForo Forum 2.4.14 Stored XSS via Unescaped Forum Description in Templates

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 28, 2026 at 09:47 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:28 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorwpForo Forum

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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows administrators to inject persistent JavaScript via forum description fields echoed without output escaping across multiple theme template files. On multisite installations or with a compromised admin account, attackers set a forum description containing HTML event handlers that execute when any user views the forum listing.

Affected

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

wpForo Forum· Gvectorswordpress-plugin
95%
2.4 ≤ v < 2.4.162.4.0 ≤ v < 2.4.162.4
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.4.16 (unaffected)

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

4.8MEDIUMVulnCheck
Vector?

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StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-79

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