The ForumEngine theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via a URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-33441 The ForumEngine theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via a URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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History

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 21 Nov 2024 04:30:00 +0000

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Description The ForumEngine theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via a URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Title ForumEngine <= 1.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2024-11-21T11:30:09.317Z

Reserved: 2024-10-31T16:18:32.550Z

Link: CVE-2024-10623

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-11-21T11:29:17.026Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-11-21T11:15:19.780

Modified: 2024-11-21T13:57:24.187

Link: CVE-2024-10623

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No data.

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Updated: 2025-07-12T16:01:18Z