CVE-2023-47872 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-47872: WordPress wpForo Forum Plugin <= 2.2.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Gvectors Team

Product wpForo Forum

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published November 30, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in gVectors Team wpForo Forum allows Stored XSS.This issue affects wpForo Forum: from n/a through 2.2.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

wpForo Forum versions up to 2.2.3 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker with low-level forum access can inject malicious scripts into forum content that execute in other users' browsers when they view the affected page. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can affect users across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view forum content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Forum users' sessions, credentials, or personal data could be compromised if they view malicious forum posts.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Low-level forum account access; victim must view the page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 30, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47872 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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