CVE-2026-73314 PUBLISHED

XenForo < 2.3.13 Signature Verification Bypass via PayPal REST Webhook

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

XenForo before 2.3.13 contains a signature verification logic error in the PayPal REST webhook handler that allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass payment signature validation by submitting a webhook request with an unsupported auth_algo header value. When the algorithm cannot be mapped to a supported hash function, the verification function incorrectly returns true instead of failing, causing the caller to treat the fabricated request as verified and process the payment event without a valid PayPal signature.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.7

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

  • Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions CWE