CVE-2026-12698

wpForo Forum < 3.1.3 - Subscriber+ Account Status and Reputation Manipulation via Profile Update Mass Assignment

Published Aug 4, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 3.1.3 does not restrict which profile fields a member may set when editing their own account, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to write administrator-controlled account-state and reputation fields on their own profile, including self-activating a pending or banned account and forging their forum reputation score.

Remediation

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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
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 3.1.3 does not restrict which profile fields a member may set when editing their own account, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to write administrator-controlled account-state and reputation fields on their own profile, including self-activating a pending or banned account and forging their forum reputation score.
Title wpForo Forum < 3.1.3 - Subscriber+ Account Status and Reputation Manipulation via Profile Update Mass Assignment
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2026, 2:29 PM
Reserved
Jun 19, 2026, 9:26 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 4, 2026, 7:16 AM
Modified
Aug 26, 2026, 4:31 PM