Vulnerability · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2025-71281XenForo Template Method Call Restriction Bypass
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity code injection in XenForo from XenForo. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
XenForo before 2.3.7 does not properly restrict methods callable from within templates. A loose prefix match was used instead of a stricter first-word match for methods accessible through callbacks and variable method calls in templates, potentially allowing unauthorized method invocations.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- XenForo 2.3.7 Released (Includes Security Fixes) vendor-advisory, patch
- VulnCheck Advisory: XenForo Template Method Call Restriction Bypass third-party-advisory