Vulnerability in Wpforo Forum

CVE-2026-12698

The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 3.1.3 does not restrict which profile fields a member may set when editing their own account, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to write administrator-controlled account-state and reputation fields on their own profile, including self-activating a pending or banned account and forging their forum reputation score.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-12698: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Wpforo Forum — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-12698?
CVE-2026-12698 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpforo Forum, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-08-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-12698?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.