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CVE-2026-73309: XenForo < 2.3.13 Authentication Bypass via OAuth2 Token Endpoint

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-09-08 · updated 2026-09-11
• Weakness: CWE-697

Description

XenForo before 2.3.13 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the OAuth2 token endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to obtain valid token pairs by submitting empty values for client_secret and code_verifier parameters. Attackers can exploit PHP truthy evaluation logic, which treats empty strings as false and skips client secret validation and PKCE code verifier validation, to exchange a valid authorization code for a token pair without proving client identity or holding the PKCE commitment.

Affected products

• XenForo: before 2.3.13 — fixed in 2.3.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: XenForo 2.3.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bombobombone.github.io/posts/cve-2026-73309/
• https://github.com/BomboBombone/CVE-2026-73309
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xenforo-authentication-bypass-via-oauth2-token-endpoint
• https://xenforo.com/community/threads/security-fixes-released-for-all-xenforo-and-media-gallery-versions-2-2-0-2-3-12.239856/
• https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-2-3-13-and-add-ons-released-includes-security-fixes.239857/

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