CVE-2026-80514 wpForo Forum 3.0.0 - 3.1.5 - Unauthenticated AI Credit Exhaustion via IP Rate Limit Bypass
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass IP-based rate limits on AI requests by spoofing headers, exhausting the site owner's paid AI credits.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-80514?
CVE-2026-80514 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown wpForo Forum, published on 25 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin from 3.0.0 before 3.1.6 does not verify the source of client-supplied IP address headers before using them to key its per-visitor rate limit on paid AI requests, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass the limit by spoofing the header and exhaust the site owner's metered AI credits.
Weakness: CWE-348
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-80514?
How do I fix CVE-2026-80514?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-80514 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-80514 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-80514 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7xp3-pmg2-gcq4.