Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Feb 28, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-28556
CVE-2026-28556
Description
wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated subscribers to move, merge, or split any forum topic via the topic_move, topic_merge, and topic_split form action handlers. Attackers with a valid form nonce can reorganize arbitrary forum content without moderator permissions, including relocating topics to private forums.
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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-topic-management-form-handlersnvdThird Party Advisory
- wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/nvdProduct
- wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/nvdRelease Notes
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