CVE-2018-11709 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

wpforo_get_request_uri in wpf-includes/functions.php in the wpForo Forum plugin before 1.4.12 for WordPress allows Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the URI.

Published: 2018-06-04

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 3.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-3728	wpforo_get_request_uri in wpf-includes/functions.php in the wpForo Forum plugin before 1.4.12 for WordPress allows Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the URI.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0363.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://blog.dewhurstsecurity.com/2018/06/01/wp-foro-wordpress-plugin-xss-vulnerability.html
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/#developers
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9090

History

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Subscriptions

Gvectors Wpforo Forum

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-06-04T13:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:28:22.125Z

Reserved: 2018-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-11709

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-04T13:29:00.483

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:36:24.530

Link: CVE-2018-11709

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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