Vulnerability · Published Feb 28, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2025-0764wpForo Forum <= 2.4.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read in update

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity improper input validation in wpForo Forum from tomdever. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read due to insufficient input validation in the 'update' method of the 'Members' class in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level privileges or higher, to read arbitrary files on the server.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
tomdever wpForo Forum 0 – through 2.4.1

Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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