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CVE-2022-40205
WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 - Insecure direct object references (IDOR) vulnerability
Medium5.4EPSS 0.63%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- Patchstack
Description
Insecure direct object references (IDOR) vulnerability in the wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 on WordPress allows attackers with subscriber or higher user roles to mark any forum post as solved/unsolved.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| PatchstackCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.63% · top 49% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Weakness
- Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)
- CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-639 and its CVEs
Affected products
gVectors Team · wpForo Forum (WordPress plugin)
- affected <= 2.0.5 – ≤ 2.0.5
What to do
Solution: Update to 2.0.6 or higher version.
References (2)
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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