CVE-2009-3703

WP-Forum < 2.4 - SQL Injection via Search Max Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-3703. PoCs published by Juan Galiana Lara.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates SQL injection and blind SQL injection vulnerabilities in WP-Forum <= 2.3, allowing unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data (e.g., admin credentials) or delete database records via unsanitized parameters like 'search_max', 'forum', and 'id'.

Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the WP-Forum plugin before 2.4 for WordPress allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via (1) the search_max parameter in a search action to the default URI, related to wpf.class.php; (2) the forum parameter to an unspecified component, related to wpf.class.php; (3) the topic parameter in a viewforum action to the default URI, related to the remove_topic function in wpf.class.php; or the id parameter in a (4) editpost or (5) viewtopic action to the default URI, related to wpf-post.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Juan Galiana Lara · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10488

The exploit demonstrates SQL injection and blind SQL injection vulnerabilities in WP-Forum <= 2.3, allowing unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data (e.g., admin credentials) or delete database records via unsanitized parameters like 'search_max', 'forum', and 'id'.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WP-Forum <= 2.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target running WP-Forum <= 2.3 · Access to the WP-Forum search or edit post functionality
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37357
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508504/100/0/threaded

Scores

EPSS 0.0263
EPSS Percentile 83.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (10)
fahlstad/wp-forum 1.5
fahlstad/wp-forum 1.6
fahlstad/wp-forum 1.7
fahlstad/wp-forum 1.7.3
fahlstad/wp-forum 1.7.4
fahlstad/wp-forum 1.7.8
fahlstad/wp-forum 1.8
fahlstad/wp-forum 2.0
fahlstad/wp-forum 2.1
fahlstad/wp-forum < 2.2
Published Dec 18, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026