CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-120532

MediumCVSS 6.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.31%

24th percentile - higher than 24% of all known CVEs

Summary

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress in versions up to and including 3.2.2 is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'post[body]' parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a user accesses an injected page.

Risk Assessment

Stored XSS can lead to administrator session theft, account takeover, or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of the victim. The risk affects all users viewing infected forum threads.

Recommendation

Update the wpForo Forum plugin to a version later than 3.2.2. Additionally, consider implementing a Content Security Policy and regularly reviewing user-submitted content.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'post[body]' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS