CVE-2022-40206 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2022-40206

WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 - Insecure direct object references (IDOR) vulnerability

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Vulnerability discovered by Dhakal Ananda (Patchstack Alliance)

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

wpForo Forum (WordPress plugin)
Vulnerable Versions:
<= 2.0.5

Timeline

Official Publish: November 8th, 2022
Last Modified: April 28th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.