Vulnerability · Published Aug 1, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-12696wpForo Forum < 3.1.2 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS via Profile Location Field
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in wpForo Forum from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 3.1.2 does not sanitize and escape a user profile field before outputting it inside an HTML attribute on the public participant profile page, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to inject JavaScript that executes in the browser of any visitor who views the profile, including a logged-in administrator.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | wpForo Forum | 0 – before 3.1.2 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0dde2d89-267f-4aca-b2f0-d086b15adff0/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description