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CVE-2026-28561: gVectors Team wpForo Forum · Cross-site Scripting

Affects gVectors Team wpForo ForumSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium : upgrade to 2.4.16 when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
4.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 18% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.4.16
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 28 Feb 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade gVectors Team wpForo Forum to 2.4.16.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
gVectors TeamwpForo ForumAffected
  • >=2.4 <2.4.16
Fixed in
  • 2.4.16

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restrict administrator access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious forum description content. Consider applying manual output escaping or sanitization in forum description rendering if feasible. Avoid using multisite installations or limit admin privileges to reduce attack surface.

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.

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