CVE-2026-12696 wpForo Forum < 3.1.2 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS via Profile Location Field
Subscribers can inject JavaScript via profile location fields, enabling session hijacking or admin takeover when profiles are viewed.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-12696?
CVE-2026-12696 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown wpForo Forum, published on 1 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 3.1.2 does not sanitize and escape a user profile field before outputting it inside an HTML attribute on the public participant profile page, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to inject JavaScript that executes in the browser of any visitor who views the profile, including a logged-in administrator.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12696?
How do I fix CVE-2026-12696?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12696 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2026-12696 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-12696 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fpc7-m22h-66jv.