CVE-2026-28562
CRITICAL WAF: High
CVSS 9.8
Published: 2026-02-28
CWE-89
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.
WAF Coverage Analysis
SQL Injection
High WAF Coverage
OWASP: A03:2021 Injection
942xxx - SQL Injection
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| gvectors | wpforo_forum | 2.4.0 - 2.4.15 |
References
- wordpress.org (Product)
- wordpress.org (Release Notes)
- www.vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory)