wpForo Forum <= 3.1.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'location' Profile Field
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-15021 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-07-16 09:16:17 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-16 14:16:48 UTC |
| Description | The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'location' Profile Field in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The sanitize_text_field() function applied at input does not encode double quotes, allowing attribute breakout via a payload that escapes the href attribute context and injects event handler attributes. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.002060000 probability, percentile 0.107530000 (date 2026-07-20)
Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 6.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 6.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
ChangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Tomdever | WpForo Forum | affected 3.1.1 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/3.0.5/classes/Forms.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2cd364c5-c053-4c50-8232-bb47a... | [email protected] | www.wordfence.com | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/3.1.1/classes/Forms.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/3.1.1/classes/Members.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/3.0.5/classes/Forms.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/3.1.1/classes/Forms.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/3.0.5/classes/Members.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: valent1 (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-07-08T01:13:08.000Z | Vendor Notified |
| CNA | 2026-07-15T19:51:26.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.