Vulnerability · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-28558wpForo Forum 2.4.14 Stored XSS via SVG Avatar File Upload

Medium 6.4

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in wpForo Forum from gVectors Team. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.4Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 83.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated subscribers to upload SVG files as profile avatars through the avatar upload functionality. Attackers upload a crafted SVG containing CSS injection or JavaScript event handlers that execute in the browsers of any user who views the attacker's profile page.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
gVectors Team	wpForo Forum	2.4 – before 2.4.16

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

wpForo Forum WordPress Plugin product
wpForo Forum Contributors & Developers patch
VulnCheck Advisory: wpForo Forum 2.4.14 Stored XSS via SVG Avatar File Upload third-party-advisory