CVE-2022-40632 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-40632: WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Gvectors Team
Product wpForo Forum (WordPress plugin)
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published November 8, 2022
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in gVectors Team wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 on WordPress leading to topic deletion.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

wpForo Forum versions up to 2.0.5 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in forum user, performs unwanted actions on the forum without the user's knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the victim must visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the forum.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the forum (create posts, modify settings, delete content) on behalf of a logged-in user.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Forum users' accounts can be hijacked to perform actions without their consent, potentially damaging forum integrity and user trust.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged into wpForo and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 8, 2022 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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08Related CVE

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