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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD5.3 Medium

CVE-2026-28555

wpForo Forum 2.4.14 Missing Authorization via Topic Close AJAX Handler

Description

wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated subscribers to close or reopen any forum topic via the wpforo_close_ajax handler. Attackers submit a valid nonce with an arbitrary topic ID to bypass the moderator permission requirement and disrupt forum discussions.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

gVectors Team wpForo Forum

Default version status: unaffected

  • 2.4 to < 2.4.16affected
  • 2.4.16unaffected

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