CVE-2025-0764 (GCVE-0-2025-0764)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-02-28 07:03 – Updated: 2025-02-28 14:52
VLAI?
Title
wpForo Forum <= 2.4.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read in update
Summary
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read due to insufficient input validation in the 'update' method of the 'Members' class in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level privileges or higher, to read arbitrary files on the server.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
tomdever wpForo Forum Affected: * , ≤ 2.4.1 (semver)
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Credits
Michael Mazzolini
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