Description

WordPress Plugin WP Forum is prone to an SQL injection vulnerability, a cross-site scripting vulnerability, multiple authentication bypass vulnerabilities, an information disclosure vulnerability and an open email-relay vulnerability. Attackers can exploit the SQL injection issues to carry out unauthorized actions on the underlying database. Attackers can exploit the cross-site scripting issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. WordPress Plugin WP Forum version 1.7.8 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised or disable the plugin until a fix is available

References

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