CVE-2023-47868 HIGH

CVE-2023-47868: WordPress wpForo plugin <= 2.2.3 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor Wpforo

Product wpForo Forum

Weakness CWE-269

Published May 17, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in wpForo wpForo Forum allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects wpForo Forum: from n/a through 2.2.3.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 17, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47868 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html

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