User Account Manipulation in wpForo Forum Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-12698

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Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
WPforo Forum
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 August 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-12698?

The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin, prior to version 3.1.3, suffers from an authorization flaw that permits users with a subscriber role to modify restricted profile fields. This could lead to unauthorized changes, such as altering account status, reputation scores, and potentially reactivating banned or pending accounts, which compromises the integrity of the forum's moderation and user reputation systems.

Affected Version(s)

wpForo Forum 0 < 3.1.3

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2026-12698 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b90a74b5-1694-4afc-9232-...
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Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Yaswanth Reddy Sunkara
WPScan
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