CVE-2018-16613 json
An issue was discovered in the update function in the wpForo Forum plugin before 1.5.2 for WordPress.
published 2019-06-19 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-8420
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.7%
- EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- gvectors wpforo_forum 1.5.2
Exploit prediction
2.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
-
wordpress.org
/plugins/wpforo/#developers
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/9emin1/advisories
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/9emin1/advisories/blob/master/wpForo-1-5-1.md
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-16613
- NVD CVE-2018-16613
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