CVE-2026-12696

wpForo Forum < 3.1.2 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS via Profile Location Field

Published Aug 1, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 3.1.2 does not sanitize and escape a user profile field before outputting it inside an HTML attribute on the public participant profile page, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to inject JavaScript that executes in the browser of any visitor who views the profile, including a logged-in administrator.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wpforo Forum
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wpforo Forum
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-79
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 3.1.2 does not sanitize and escape a user profile field before outputting it inside an HTML attribute on the public participant profile page, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to inject JavaScript that executes in the browser of any visitor who views the profile, including a logged-in administrator.
Title wpForo Forum < 3.1.2 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS via Profile Location Field
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2026, 6:53 PM
Reserved
Jun 19, 2026, 9:24 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 1, 2026, 7:16 AM
Modified
Aug 26, 2026, 4:31 PM