CVE-2018-11709 describes an Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress, specifically affecting versions prior to 1.4.12. This medium-severity flaw, rated 6.1 CVSSv3, allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts via the URI due to improper sanitization in the wpforo_get_request_uri function, potentially leading to information disclosure or defacement. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB) is reported, Nuclei templates exist for detection. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.4.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.