Vulnerability in Gvectors Wpforo_forum
CVE-2018-16613
An issue was discovered in the update function in the wpForo Forum plugin before 1.5.2 for WordPress. A registered forum is able to escalate privilege to the forum administrator without any form of user interaction.
EPSS: 0.027 (84.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gvectors Wpforo_forum
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16613?
- CVE-2018-16613 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gvectors Wpforo_forum. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16613?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-16613 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.