Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 28, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-28560
CVE-2026-28560
Description
wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows script injection via forum URL data output into an inline script block using json_encode without the JSON_HEX_TAG flag. Attackers set a forum slug containing a closing script tag or unescaped single quote to break out of the JavaScript string context and execute arbitrary script in all visitors' browsers.
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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-stored-xss-via-unsafe-json-encoding-in-inline-scriptnvdThird Party Advisory
- wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/nvdProduct
- wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/nvdRelease Notes
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