Answer in brief
CVE-2026-5097 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in wpForo Forum <= 2.4.17 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'referer' Parameter. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps tomdever/wpForo Forum (generic), tomdever/wpForo Forum (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.5. 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 tomdever/wpForo Forum (generic), tomdever/wpForo Forum (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| tomdever/wpForo Forumgeneric | 0 | Not reported |
| tomdever/wpForo Forumgeneric | >=0 <=2.4.17 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 28, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 28, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 28, 2026
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.
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