CVE-2026-73309 PUBLISHED

XenForo < 2.3.13 Authentication Bypass via OAuth2 Token Endpoint

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 11.08.2026 Published: 08.09.2026 Updated: 09.09.2026

XenForo before 2.3.13 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the OAuth2 token endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to obtain valid token pairs by submitting empty values for client_secret and code_verifier parameters. Attackers can exploit PHP truthy evaluation logic, which treats empty strings as false and skips client secret validation and PKCE code verifier validation, to exchange a valid authorization code for a token pair without proving client identity or holding the PKCE commitment.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 9.1

Product Status

Vendor XenForo
Product XenForo
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.3.13 (excl.)

Credits

  • Marco Paciaroni (BomboBombone) finder
  • VulnCheck coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • Incorrect Comparison CWE