CVE-2018-16613 Privilege escalation in n/a
A registered user can escalate privileges to forum administrator in the wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress without user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-16613?
CVE-2018-16613 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the update function in the wpForo Forum plugin before 1.5.2 for WordPress. A registered forum is able to escalate privilege to the forum administrator without any form of user interaction.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16613?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gvectors Wpforo Forum.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16613?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16613 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-16613 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16613 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2024-3200 wpForo Forum <= 2.3.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection
- CVE-2022-40200 WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.9 - Auth. Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
- CVE-2026-28562 wpForo Forum 2.4.14 SQL Injection via Topics ORDER BY Parameter
- CVE-2023-2249 Server-side request forgery in wpForo Forum
- CVE-2022-38144 WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v6cj-v6qg-rxfm.