CVE-2018-16613: Critical severity gvectors team wpforo forum vulnerability

Published Jun 19, 2019
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Updated

An issue was discovered in the update function in the wpForo Forum plugin before 1.5.2 for WordPress. A registered forum is able to escalate privilege to the forum administrator without any form of user interaction.

Affected Software

1 affected component
gVectors Wpforo Forum Wordpress<1.5.2

Event History

Jun 19, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:59 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:59 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2018-16613.

2

What is the affected software?

The affected software is the wpForo Forum plugin before version 1.5.2 for WordPress.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16613?

The severity of CVE-2018-16613 is rated as critical with a severity value of 9.8.

4

How can a registered forum escalate privilege to the forum administrator?

A registered forum can escalate privilege to the forum administrator without any user interaction.

5

Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

You can find more information about this vulnerability on the following links: [link1](https://github.com/9emin1/advisories), [link2](https://github.com/9emin1/advisories/blob/master/wpForo-1-5-1.md), [link3](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/#developers).

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