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CVE-2022-40206: WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 - Insecure direct object references (IDOR) vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-639

Description

Insecure direct object references (IDOR) vulnerability in the wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 on WordPress allows attackers with subscriber or higher user roles to mark any forum post as private/public.

Affected products

• tomdever wpForo Forum: through 2.0.5

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-5-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-5-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/

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