# CVE-2022-40200: WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.9 - Auth. Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

> Authenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files to the wpForo Forum plugin, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8q22-f465-rvgr

## What is CVE-2022-40200?

CVE-2022-40200 is a critical vulnerability in gVectors Team wpForo Forum (WordPress plugin), published on 17 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Auth. (subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.9 on WordPress.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40200?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gvectors Wpforo Forum.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-40200?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40200 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-40200 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40200 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in gVectors Team wpForo Forum (WordPress plugin)

- [CVE-2024-3200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3200/): wpForo Forum <= 2.3.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2018-16613](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16613/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-28562](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28562/): wpForo Forum 2.4.14 SQL Injection via Topics ORDER BY Parameter (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-2249](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2249/): Server-side request forgery in wpForo Forum (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-38144](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38144/): WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-40200 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-40200 is a critical vulnerability in gVectors Team wpForo Forum (WordPress plugin), published on 17 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40200 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: gVectors Team wpForo Forum (WordPress plugin). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40200/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40200/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40200
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40200
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-40200

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40200/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.