CVE-2026-28562

HIGH

8.2

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.2

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published2/28/2026

Last Modified3/5/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

gvectors:wpforo_forum

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-89

References

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/#developers(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpforo-sql-injection-via-topics-order-by-parameter(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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