Answer in brief
CVE-2026-12696 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in wpForo Forum < 3.1.2 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS via Profile Location Field. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Unknown/wpForo Forum (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 5.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Unknown/wpForo Forum (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown/wpForo Forumgeneric | >=0 <3.1.2 | 3.1.2 |
Published upstream
Aug 1, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 3, 2026
The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 3.1.2 does not sanitize and escape a user profile field before outputting it inside an HTML attribute on the public participant profile page, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to inject JavaScript that executes in the browser of any visitor who views the profile, including a logged-in administrator.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-12696 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in wpForo Forum < 3.1.2 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS via Profile Location Field. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Unknown/wpForo Forum (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 5.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Unknown/wpForo Forum (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown/wpForo Forumgeneric | >=0 <3.1.2 | 3.1.2 |
Published upstream
Aug 1, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 3, 2026
The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 3.1.2 does not sanitize and escape a user profile field before outputting it inside an HTML attribute on the public participant profile page, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to inject JavaScript that executes in the browser of any visitor who views the profile, including a logged-in administrator.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.