CVE-2022-38055 WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.9 - Auth. HTML Injection vulnerability
Authenticated users can inject malicious HTML into the wpForo Forum plugin, potentially leading to script execution or account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-38055?
CVE-2022-38055 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in gVectors Team wpForo Forum, published on 21 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in gVectors Team wpForo Forum allows Content Spoofing.This issue affects wpForo Forum: from n/a through 2.0.9.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38055?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gvectors Wpforo Forum.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38055?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38055 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-38055 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38055 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in gVectors Team wpForo Forum
- 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-2018-16613 Privilege escalation in n/a
- 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
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qp9c-v274-2239.