CVE-2025-0764: The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read due to insufficient input validation in the 'update' method of the 'Members' class in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.

medium Affects wpforo (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2025-02-28; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read due to insufficient input validation in the 'update' method of the 'Members' class in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.

Package: wpforo (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.4.2
Fixed in: 2.4.2
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (32.3th percentile)
Published: 2025-02-28
Source: nvd

References

CWE-20

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