CVE detail
CVE-2026-28562
wpForo 2.4.14 contains an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in Topics::get_topics() where the ORDER BY clause relies on ineffective esc_sql() sanitization on unquoted identifiers. Attackers exploit the wpfob parameter with CASE WHEN payloads to perform blind boolean extraction of credentials from the WordPress database.
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Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 10.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpforo-sql-injection-via-topics-order-by-parameterwww.vulncheck.com
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Exploitwww.vulncheck.comFeb 28, 2026, 10:16 PM - https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/#developerswordpress.org
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Release Noteswordpress.orgFeb 28, 2026, 10:16 PM - https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/wordpress.org
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Release Noteswordpress.orgFeb 28, 2026, 10:16 PM
Exploit code
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