High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 8, 2026· Updated Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-73314
CVE-2026-73314
Description
XenForo before 2.3.13 contains a signature verification logic error in the PayPal REST webhook handler that allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass payment signature validation by submitting a webhook request with an unsupported auth_algo header value. When the algorithm cannot be mapped to a supported hash function, the verification function incorrectly returns true instead of failing, causing the caller to treat the fabricated request as verified and process the payment event without a valid PayPal signature.
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References
4- bombobombone.github.io/posts/cve-2026-73314/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xenforo-signature-verification-bypass-via-paypal-rest-webhooknvdThird Party Advisory
- xenforo.com/community/threads/security-fixes-released-for-all-xenforo-and-media-gallery-versions-2-2-0-2-3-12.239856/nvdRelease Notes
- xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-2-3-13-and-add-ons-released-includes-security-fixes.239857/nvdRelease Notes
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