Vulnerability · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-28562wpForo Forum 2.4.14 SQL Injection via Topics ORDER BY Parameter
High 8.2
In plain English
A high-severity SQL injection 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 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
wpForo 2.4.14 contains an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in Topics::get_topics() where the ORDER BY clause relies on ineffective esc_sql() sanitization on unquoted identifiers. Attackers exploit the wpfob parameter with CASE WHEN payloads to perform blind boolean extraction of credentials from the WordPress database.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gVectors Team | wpForo Forum | 2.4 – before 2.4.15 |
Weakness: CWE-89 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N