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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-02-28T21:47:41.769Z

Last Modified :

2026-02-28T23:44:49.585Z

Source :

VulnCheck
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-28562 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-2026-28562.

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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-sql-injection-via-topics-order-by-parameter cve-icon cve-icon
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