CVE-2026-1581

HIGH EXPLOITED NUCLEI LAB

wpForo Forum <2.4.14 - SQL Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2026-1581 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 2 public exploits from researchers including Sechunt3r, rootdirective-sec. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept for CVE-2026-1581, a time-based SQL injection vulnerability in wpForo Forum <= 2.4.14. The exploit leverages the 'wpfob' parameter to inject a SLEEP-based payload, confirming vulnerability via response time delays.

Description

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the 'wpfob' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.14 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.

Exploits (2)

github WORKING POC
by Sechunt3r · shellpoc
https://github.com/Sechunt3r/CVE-POCs/tree/main/CVE-2026-1581

This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept for CVE-2026-1581, a time-based SQL injection vulnerability in wpForo Forum <= 2.4.14. The exploit leverages the 'wpfob' parameter to inject a SLEEP-based payload, confirming vulnerability via response time delays.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: wpForo Forum <= 2.4.14
No auth needed
Prerequisites: WordPress site with wpForo Forum plugin installed and accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Mar 20, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WRITEUP
by rootdirective-sec · infoleak
https://github.com/rootdirective-sec/CVE-2026-1581-Analysis-Lab

This repository provides a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2026-1581, an unauthenticated time-based SQL injection vulnerability in wpForo Forum (<= 2.4.14). It includes source code diffing, root cause analysis, and a Docker-based lab setup for reproducing the vulnerability.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: wpForo Forum <= 2.4.14
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Docker · WordPress with wpForo plugin installed · At least one topic and post in the forum
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 28, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

wpForo Forum <= 2.4.14 - SQL Injection
CRITICALVERIFIEDby Shivam Kamboj

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.1038
EPSS Percentile 93.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Lab Environment

COMMUNITY
Community Lab
docker pull wordpress:cli-2.12.0-php8.2
docker pull wordpress:6.4.3-php8.2-apache

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2026-02-20
CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
tomdever/wpForo Forum < 2.4.14
Published Feb 19, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 19, 2026