wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated subscribers to move, merge, or split any forum topic via the topic_move, topic_merge, and topic_split form action handlers. Attackers with a valid form nonce can reorganize arbitrary forum content without moderator permissions, including relocating topics to private forums.
History

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Description wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated subscribers to move, merge, or split any forum topic via the topic_move, topic_merge, and topic_split form action handlers. Attackers with a valid form nonce can reorganize arbitrary forum content without moderator permissions, including relocating topics to private forums.
Title wpForo Forum 2.4.14 Missing Authorization via Topic Management Form Handlers
First Time appeared Gvectors
Gvectors wpforo Forum
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:2.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gvectors
Gvectors wpforo Forum
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-02-28T21:47:36.466Z

Updated: 2026-02-28T21:47:36.466Z

Reserved: 2026-02-28T18:54:23.280Z

Link: CVE-2026-28556

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-28T22:16:02.220

Modified: 2026-03-02T20:30:10.923

Link: CVE-2026-28556

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