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CVE-2026-28559: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in gVectors Team wpForo Forum

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-28559cvecve-2026-28559
Published: Sat Feb 28 2026 (02/28/2026, 21:47:39 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: gVectors Team
Product: wpForo Forum

Description

wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthenticated users to retrieve private and unapproved forum topics via the global RSS feed endpoint. Attackers request the RSS feed without a forum ID parameter, bypassing the privacy and status WHERE clauses that are only applied when a specific forum ID is present in the query.

CVSS v4.0

Score 6.9medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vuln. Confidentiality
Low
Vuln. Integrity
None
Vuln. Availability
None
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 05/12/2026, 04:03:53 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-28559 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in gVectors Team's wpForo Forum version 2.4.14. The issue arises from the global RSS feed endpoint, which allows unauthenticated users to retrieve private and unapproved forum topics by omitting the forum ID parameter in their request. The privacy and status WHERE clauses intended to restrict access are only enforced when a forum ID is specified, enabling unauthorized data exposure otherwise. This vulnerability affects version 2.4 of the product and has a CVSS 4.0 score of 6.9, reflecting a medium severity level.

Potential Impact

Unauthorized actors can retrieve private and unapproved forum topics without authentication by exploiting the RSS feed endpoint. This leads to exposure of sensitive forum content that should be restricted. There is no indication of privilege escalation, code execution, or other impacts beyond information disclosure. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, consider restricting access to the RSS feed endpoint or disabling the global RSS feed functionality if possible to prevent unauthorized data exposure.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
VulnCheck
Date Reserved
2026-02-28T18:54:23.280Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 69a3647b32ffcdb8a26ae36b

Added to database: 2/28/2026, 9:56:11 PM

Last enriched: 5/12/2026, 4:03:53 AM

Last updated: 5/29/2026, 7:20:00 AM

Views: 151

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