Path Traversal in Tomdever Wpforo Forum
CVE-2026-6248
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion in versions up to and including 3.0.5. This is due to two compounding flaws: the Members::update() method does not validate or restrict the value of file-type c…
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.005 (66.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Tomdever Wpforo Forum — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/79cc102a-6777-41be-a395-8c2ee…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/2.4.16/wpforo/classes/Actions.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/2.4.16/wpforo/includes/functions…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/2.4.16/wpforo/classes/Members.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3509997/wpforo
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-6248?
- CVE-2026-6248 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tomdever Wpforo Forum, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-04-20.
- How severe is CVE-2026-6248?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.