CVE-2025-0764 wpForo Forum <= 2.4.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read in update
Authenticated attackers with subscriber privileges can read arbitrary files on the server due to insufficient input validation in the wpForo Forum 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-2025-0764?
CVE-2025-0764 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in tomdever wpForo Forum, published on 28 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read due to insufficient input validation in the 'update' method of the 'Members' class in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level privileges or higher, to read arbitrary files on the server.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0764?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gvectors Wpforo Forum.
How do I fix CVE-2025-0764?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0764 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-0764 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0764 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in tomdever 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-9wh9-687v-6mqp.