Tomdever wpForo Forum Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability
A privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress, affecting versions through 2.4.2. This vulnerability allows users with low privileges to escalate their rights, potentially leading to full control of the website.
Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a user to escalate privileges, gaining higher access rights and possibly full control over the website.
Remediation
Users of the wpForo Forum plugin should update to version 2.4.4 or later. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins.
Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
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