Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 4, 2026· Updated Aug 4, 2026
wpForo Forum < 3.1.3 - Subscriber+ Account Status and Reputation Manipulation via Profile Update Mass Assignment
CVE-2026-12698
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.
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Affected products
1- Range: <3.1.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- wpscan.com/vulnerability/b90a74b5-1694-4afc-9232-95cf092e2c98/mitreexploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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