CVE-2023-47868: WordPress wpForo plugin <= 2.2.3 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 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: 2024-05-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in wpForo wpForo Forum allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects wpForo Forum: from n/a through 2.2.3.

Affected products

tomdever wpForo Forum: before 2.2.4 — fixed in 2.2.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: tomdever wpForo Forum 2.2.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-plugin-2-2-3-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-plugin-2-2-3-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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