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CVE-2023-2249

HIGH 8.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
June 9, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-98, CWE-829, CWE-918
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Include, Server-Side Request Forgery, and PHAR Deserialization in versions up to, and including, 2.1.7. This is due to the insecure use of file_get_contents without appropriate verification of the data being supplied to the function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to retrieve the contents of files like wp-config.php hosted on the system, perform a deserialization attack and possibly achieve remote code execution, and make requests to internal services.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • tomdever wpForo Forum — Up to and including 2.1.7
  • gvectors wpforo_forum — Up to and including 2.1.7

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/2.1.7/classes/Actions.php#L444 Patch
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/2.1.8/classes/Actions.php#L437 Patch
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/800fa098-b29f-4979-b7bd-b1186a4dafcb?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record