CVE-2025-31420 WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.4.2 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
An attacker can escalate privileges in the wpForo Forum plugin due to incorrect privilege assignment, requiring an upgrade to secure the site.
- 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-2025-31420?
CVE-2025-31420 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tomdever wpForo Forum, published on 4 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Tomdever wpForo Forum wpforo allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects wpForo Forum: from n/a through <= 2.4.2.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31420?
How do I fix CVE-2025-31420?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31420 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-31420 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31420 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gwr7-g7gq-m3v3.