wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a missing capability check vulnerability that allows authenticated users to trigger bulk wpForo usergroup reassignment via the wpforo_sync…

Code

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• Plugin source · wordpress.org

Timeline

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1. Feb 28, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a missing capability check vulnerability that allows authenticated users to trigger bulk wpForo usergroup reassignment via the wpforo_synch_roles AJAX handler. Attackers access the usergroups admin page, accessible to any authenticated user, to obtain a nonce, then remap all wpForo usergroups to arbitrary WordPress roles.

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a missing capability check vulnerability that allows authenticated users to trigger bulk wpForo usergroup reassignment via the wpforo_synch_roles AJAX handler. Attackers access the usergroups admin page, accessible to any authenticated user, to obtain a nonce, then remap all wpForo usergroups to arbitrary WordPress roles.

Affected

• cpe gvectors/wpforo forumversion unspecified

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-28557

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-28557

  wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a missing capability check vulnerability that allows authenticated users to trigger bulk wpForo usergroup reassignment via the wpforo_synch_roles AJAX handler. Attackers access the usergroups admin page, accessible to any authenticated user, to obtain

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Product · wordpress.org
• Release Notes · wordpress.org
• Third Party Advisory · vulncheck.com