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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-02-28T21:47:40.861Z

Last Modified :

2026-02-28T21:47:40.861Z

Source :

VulnCheck
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-28561 vulnerability.

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  • Wpforo Forum
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-28561.

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https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/#developers cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpforo-forum-stored-xss-via-unescaped-forum-description-in-templates cve-icon cve-icon
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