CVE-2022-40206 WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 - Insecure direct object references (IDOR) vulnerability
Authenticated users can modify the privacy status of any forum post due to missing authorization checks in the wpForo plugin.
- 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-2022-40206?
CVE-2022-40206 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in gVectors Team wpForo Forum (WordPress plugin), published on 8 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40206?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gvectors Wpforo Forum.
How do I fix CVE-2022-40206?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40206 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-40206 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40206 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in gVectors Team wpForo Forum (WordPress plugin)
- 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-vf5x-8r9f-vm4f.