CVE-2026-28558 PUBLISHED

wpForo Forum 2.4.14 Stored XSS via SVG Avatar File Upload

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 28.02.2026 Published: 28.02.2026 Updated: 28.02.2026

wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated subscribers to upload SVG files as profile avatars through the avatar upload functionality. Attackers upload a crafted SVG containing CSS injection or JavaScript event handlers that execute in the browsers of any user who views the attacker's profile page.

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CVSS Score: 5.1

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	None	Confidentiality	Low
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	None	Integrity	Low
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	None	Availability	None
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	Passive

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.4

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Changed
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	Low
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	Low
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	gVectors Team
Product	wpForo Forum
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 2.4 to 2.4.16 (excl.) Version 2.4.16 is unaffected

Credits

Scott Moore - VulnCheck finder

References

Problem Types

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE