Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Feb 28, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-28554
CVE-2026-28554
Description
wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated subscribers to approve or unapprove any forum post via the wpforo_approve_ajax AJAX handler. Attackers exploit the nonce-only check by submitting a valid nonce with an arbitrary post ID to bypass moderation controls entirely.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*range: >=2.4.0,<2.4.16
- (no CPE)range: 2.4
- Range: <2.4.14
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References
3- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpforo-forum-missing-authorization-via-post-approval-ajax-handlernvdThird Party Advisory
- wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/nvdProduct
- wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/nvdRelease Notes
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