What is CVE-2026-12697?

CVE-2026-12697 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpforo Forum, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2026-12697?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Wpforo Forum

CVE-2026-12697

The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 3.1.2 does not verify that an AI chat conversation belongs to the requesting user before deleting its messages, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to permanently delete the stored AI cha…

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Unknown Wpforo Forum — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-12697?: CVE-2026-12697 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpforo Forum, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2026-12697?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.