CVE-2022-38144

WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

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Published Sep 9, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in gVectors Team wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 at WordPress.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

gVectors Team

wpForo Forum (WordPress plugin)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<= 2.0.5`	affected	≤ 2.0.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 2.0.6 or higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-40746	Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in gVectors Team wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 at WordPress.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.521% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-5-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability/_s_id=cve
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/#developers

History

Apr 23, 2025 6:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Gvectors Wpforo Forum

Weaknesses

CWE-352

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 29, 2026, 9:51 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Sep 9, 2022, 2:39 PM
Updated: Apr 29, 2026, 9:51 AM
Reserved: Sep 8, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:45 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:45 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 9, 2022, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM

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