CVE-2022-40206

WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 - Insecure direct object references (IDOR) vulnerability

Severity Score

4.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Insecure direct object references (IDOR) vulnerability in the wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 on WordPress allows attackers with subscriber or higher user roles to mark any forum post as private/public.

Vulnerabilidad de Referencias Inseguras a Objetos Directos (IDOR) en el complemento wpForo Forum de Wordpress en versiones <= 2.0.5 permite a atacantes con roles de suscriptor o de usuario superior marcar cualquier publicación en el foro como privada/pública.

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 2.0.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access or higher, to mark any forum post as private/public.

*Credits: Vulnerability discovered by Dhakal Ananda (Patchstack Alliance)

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-09-14 CVE Reserved
2022-11-08 CVE Published
2024-06-18 EPSS Updated
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-5-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo	Product

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Gvectors Search vendor "Gvectors"		Wpforo Forum Search vendor "Gvectors" for product "Wpforo Forum"				<= 2.0.5 Search vendor "Gvectors" for product "Wpforo Forum" and version " <= 2.0.5"		wordpress		Affected