Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 28, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-28561
CVE-2026-28561
Description
wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows administrators to inject persistent JavaScript via forum description fields echoed without output escaping across multiple theme template files. On multisite installations or with a compromised admin account, attackers set a forum description containing HTML event handlers that execute when any user views the forum listing.
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Affected products
32.4+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 2.4
- cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*range: >=2.4.0,<2.4.16
- Range: <2.4.14
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpforo-forum-stored-xss-via-unescaped-forum-description-in-templatesnvdThird Party Advisory
- wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/nvdProduct
- wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/nvdRelease Notes
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