CVE-2023-2309

wpForo Forum < 2.1.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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Published Jul 24, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 2.1.9 does not escape some request parameters while in debug mode, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.

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

Unknown

wpForo Forum

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2.1.9

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.845% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1b3f4558-ea41-4749-9aa2-d3971fc9ca0d

History

Jul 13, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.07432}`	epss `{'score': 0.0612}`

Oct 24, 2024 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Gvectors Wpforo Forum

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 24, 2024, 3:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jul 24, 2023, 10:20 AM
Updated: Oct 24, 2024, 3:02 PM
Reserved: Apr 26, 2023, 6:21 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:19 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:19 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:52 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 24, 2023, 11:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:52 AM

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