CVE-2026-28554CWE-862

wpForo Forum 2.4.14 Missing Authorization via Post Approval AJAX Handler

Medium · published February 28, 2026

CVSS v4.0
5.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
31.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated subscribers to approve or unapprove any forum post via the wpforo_approve_ajax AJAX handler. Attackers exploit the nonce-only check by submitting a valid nonce with an arbitrary post ID to bypass moderation controls entirely.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00384 · 31.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
Published
2026-02-28T21:47Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 FEB 21:47Z
    wpForo Forum 2.4.14 Missing Authorization via Post Approval AJAX Handler
    cvelistv5