CVE-2022-40632 WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
An attacker can trick users into deleting forum topics via CSRF in the wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-40632?
CVE-2022-40632 is a medium-severity vulnerability in gVectors Team wpForo Forum (WordPress plugin), published on 8 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in gVectors Team wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 on WordPress leading to topic deletion.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40632?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gvectors Wpforo Forum.
How do I fix CVE-2022-40632?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40632 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-40632 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40632 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-fwm8-52xr-cw4w.