6.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-40206
WordPress wpForo Forum IDOR Privilege Escalation
Description

Insecure direct object references (IDOR) vulnerability in the wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 on WordPress allows attackers with subscriber or higher user roles to mark any forum post as private/public.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 8, 2022, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:21 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-40206 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gvectors wpforo_forum
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-40206.

URL Resource
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-5-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability?_s_id=cve Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/ Product Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-5-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability?_s_id=cve Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/ Product Release Notes Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-40206 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-40206 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-5-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
    Added Reference https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-5-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability?_s_id=cve No Types Assigned https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-5-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability?_s_id=cve Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/ Product, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-639
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.5
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-40206 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.19386

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
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Scope
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