CVE-2022-38055: WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.9 - Auth. HTML Injection vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-80

Description

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in gVectors Team wpForo Forum allows Content Spoofing.This issue affects wpForo Forum: from n/a through 2.0.9.

Affected products

tomdever wpForo Forum: before 2.1.0 — fixed in 2.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: tomdever wpForo Forum 2.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-9-auth-html-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-9-auth-html-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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