CVE-2023-2309: The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 2.1.9 does not escape some request parameters while in debug mode, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.

medium Affects wpforo-forum (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2023-07-24; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 2.1.9 does not escape some request parameters while in debug mode, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.

Package: wpforo-forum (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.1.9
Fixed in: 2.1.9
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (57.9th percentile)
Published: 2023-07-24
Source: nvd

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