Vulnerability · CVE-2025-71279
XenForo before 2.3.7 contains a security issue affecting Passkeys that have been added to user accounts.
Published Apr 1, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · XenForo before 2.3.7 contains
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-71279. EPSS is 0.45%. Act only if a listed version of XenForo before 2.3.7 contains is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (XenForo before 2.3.7 contains).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Critical9.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.45%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe xenforo/xenforo
XenForo before 2.3.7 contains a security issue affecting Passkeys that have been added to user accounts. An attacker may be able to compromise the security of Passkey-based authentication.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe xenforo/xenforoversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2025-71279
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-71279. EPSS is 0.45%. Act only if a listed version of XenForo before 2.3.7 contains is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-287: Improper Authentication. EPSS 0.45%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 1, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
XenForo before 2.3.7 contains a security issue affecting Passkeys that have been added to user accounts. An attacker may be able to compromise the security of Passkey-based authentication.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
XenForo before 2.3.7 contains a security issue affecting Passkeys that have been added to user accounts. An attacker may be able to compromise the security of Passkey-based authentication.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-71279
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-71279
30-day exploitation probability 0.5%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-71279
XenForo before 2.3.7 contains a security issue affecting Passkeys that have been added to user accounts. An attacker may be able to compromise the security of Passkey-based authentication.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.