High severity8.2NVD Advisory· Published Feb 28, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-28562
CVE-2026-28562
Description
wpForo 2.4.14 contains an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in Topics::get_topics() where the ORDER BY clause relies on ineffective esc_sql() sanitization on unquoted identifiers. Attackers exploit the wpfob parameter with CASE WHEN payloads to perform blind boolean extraction of credentials from the WordPress database.
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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,<2.4.15
- (no CPE)range: 2.4
Patches
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References
3- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpforo-sql-injection-via-topics-order-by-parameternvdThird Party Advisory
- wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/nvdProduct
- wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/nvdRelease Notes
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