# CVE-2023-47868: WordPress wpForo plugin <= 2.2.3 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

> An attacker can escalate privileges in the wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress due to improper privilege management.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 May 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4v3r-334q-j7qc

## What is CVE-2023-47868?

CVE-2023-47868 is a high-severity vulnerability in wpForo Forum, published on 17 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in wpForo wpForo Forum allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects wpForo Forum: from n/a through 2.2.3.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47868?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gvectors Wpforo Forum.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-47868?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47868 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-47868 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47868 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in wpForo Forum

- [CVE-2024-3200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3200/): wpForo Forum <= 2.3.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-40200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40200/): WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.9 - Auth. Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability (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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-47868 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-47868 is a high-severity vulnerability in wpForo Forum, published on 17 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47868 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wpForo Forum. 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-2023-47868/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47868/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47868
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47868
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-47868

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47868/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.