CVE-2026-5097— wpForo Forum <= 2.4.17 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'referer' Parameter
Quick assessment
Affected
tomdever wpForo Forum
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
WordPress 的 wpForo Forum 插件存在 SQL 注入漏洞，影响 2.4.17 及之前所有版本。该漏洞是通过 HTTP 请求头中的 参数引入的。原因在于对用户提供的参数进行了不足的转义处理，且对现有 SQL 查询缺乏充分的预处理（即未使用参数化查询）。这使得未认证的 attackers（攻击者）能够向现有的 SQL 查询中附加额外的 SQL 语句，从而从数据库中提取敏感信息。
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI
T1190 · Exploit Public-Facing Application
Get alerts for future matching vulnerabilities
Log in to subscribe
I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-5097
Vulnerability Information
Have questions about the vulnerability? See if Shenlong's analysis helps!
View Shenlong Deep Dive ↗
Although we use advanced large model technology, its output may still contain inaccurate or outdated information.Shenlong tries to ensure data accuracy, but please verify and judge based on the actual situation.
Vulnerability Title
wpForo Forum <= 2.4.17 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'referer' Parameter
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'referer' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.17. This is due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
SQL命令中使用的特殊元素转义处理不恰当(SQL注入)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tomdever | wpForo Forum | 0 ~ 2.4.17 | - |
|
II. Public POCs for CVE-2026-5097
| # | POC Description | Source Link | Shenlong Link |
|---|
AI-Generated POC
Premium
No public POC found.
Login to generate AI POCIII. Intelligence Information for CVE-2026-5097
请登录查看更多情报信息。
Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-5097 (2)
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-5097 (1)
Vendor Pages for CVE-2026-5097 (2)
IV. Related Vulnerabilities
Same product: wpForo Forum
-
CVE-2026-12698
wpForo Forum < 3.1.3 - Subscriber+ Account Status and Reputa -
CVE-2026-12696
wpForo Forum < 3.1.2 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS via Profile Lo -
CVE-2026-12697
wpForo Forum < 3.1.2 - Subscriber+ Cross-User AI Chat Messag -
CVE-2026-15021
wpForo Forum <= 3.1.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored C -
CVE-2026-57636
WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 3.0.9 - SQL Injection vulne
Same vendor: tomdever
-
CVE-2026-15021
wpForo Forum <= 3.1.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored C -
CVE-2026-57636
WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 3.0.9 - SQL Injection vulne -
CVE-2026-49767
WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 3.1.0 - Broken Authenticati -
CVE-2026-49769
WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 3.1.0 - PHP Object Injectio -
CVE-2026-40798
WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 3.0.4 - SQL Injection vulne
Same weakness: CWE-89
-
CVE-2026-40018
未知软件：无已知公开利用 -
CVE-2026-78072
Joomla Extension - Jefferson49 - Unauthenticated blind SQLi -
CVE-2026-78070
Joomla Extension - digital-peak.com - Authenticated, privile -
CVE-2026-78613
Dimension SQL Injection in Log Viewer -
CVE-2026-81728
Dolibarr before 24.0.0 SQL Injection via the CSV and XLSX Im
V. Comments for CVE-2026-5097
No comments yet