CVE-2023-47868 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in wpForo wpForo Forum allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects wpForo Forum: from n/a through 2.2.3.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00251.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gvectors	Wpforo Forum

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-51958	Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in wpForo wpForo Forum allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects wpForo Forum: from n/a through 2.2.3.

Fixes

Solution

Update to 2.2.4 or a higher version.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-plugin-2-2-3-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 21:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Gvectors Gvectors wpforo Forum
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Gvectors Gvectors wpforo Forum

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2024-05-17T08:37:32.853Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T21:16:43.715Z

Reserved: 2023-11-13T03:06:31.385Z

Link: CVE-2023-47868

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T21:16:43.715Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-17T09:15:13.333

Modified: 2025-02-09T20:43:36.350

Link: CVE-2023-47868

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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