CVE-2022-40205 (GCVE-0-2022-40205)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-08 18:26 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:07
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 - Insecure direct object references (IDOR) vulnerability
Summary
Insecure direct object references (IDOR) vulnerability in the wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.5 on WordPress allows attackers with subscriber or higher user roles to mark any forum post as solved/unsolved.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-20 19:21 UTC
CWE
- Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)
- CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gVectors Team | wpForo Forum (WordPress plugin) |
Affected:
<= 2.0.5 , ≤ 2.0.5
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2022-09-26 00:00
{
"containers": {
"adp": [
{
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T12:14:40.035Z",
"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"shortName": "CVE"
},
"references": [
{
"tags": [
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/"
},
{
"tags": [
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-5-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve"
}
],
"title": "CVE Program Container"
},
{
"metrics": [
{
"other": {
"content": {
"id": "CVE-2022-40205",
"options": [
{
"Exploitation": "none"
},
{
"Automatable": "no"
},
{
"Technical Impact": "partial"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2025-02-20T19:21:31.159719Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
},
"type": "ssvc"
}
}
],
"problemTypes": [
{
"descriptions": [
{
"cweId": "CWE-639",
"description": "CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key",
"lang": "en",
"type": "CWE"
}
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2025-02-20T19:55:35.377Z",
"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"shortName": "CISA-ADP"
},
"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
}
],
"cna": {
"affected": [
{
"product": "wpForo Forum (WordPress plugin)",
"vendor": "gVectors Team",
"versions": [
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "2.0.5",
"status": "affected",
"version": "\u003c= 2.0.5",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Vulnerability discovered by Dhakal Ananda (Patchstack Alliance)"
}
],
"datePublic": "2022-09-26T00:00:00.000Z",
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Insecure direct object references (IDOR) vulnerability in the wpForo Forum plugin \u003c= 2.0.5 on WordPress allows attackers with subscriber or higher user roles to mark any forum post as solved/unsolved."
}
],
"metrics": [
{
"cvssV3_1": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "LOW",
"baseScore": 5.4,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
"version": "3.1"
}
}
],
"problemTypes": [
{
"descriptions": [
{
"description": "Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)",
"lang": "en",
"type": "text"
}
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2026-04-28T16:07:47.673Z",
"orgId": "21595511-bba5-4825-b968-b78d1f9984a3",
"shortName": "Patchstack"
},
"references": [
{
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/"
},
{
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-5-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve"
}
],
"solutions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Update to 2.0.6 or higher version."
}
],
"source": {
"discovery": "EXTERNAL"
},
"title": "WordPress wpForo Forum plugin \u003c= 2.0.5 - Insecure direct object references (IDOR) vulnerability",
"x_generator": {
"engine": "Vulnogram 0.0.9"
}
}
},
"cveMetadata": {
"assignerOrgId": "21595511-bba5-4825-b968-b78d1f9984a3",
"assignerShortName": "Patchstack",
"cveId": "CVE-2022-40205",
"datePublished": "2022-11-08T18:26:58.931Z",
"dateReserved": "2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z",
"dateUpdated": "2026-04-28T16:07:47.673Z",
"state": "PUBLISHED"
},
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
"dataVersion": "5.2",
"vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
"epss": {
"cve": "CVE-2022-40205",
"date": "2026-09-19",
"epss": "0.00527",
"percentile": "0.43592"
},
"fkie_nvd": {
"configurations": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "087A99D4-6F0A-40B3-AE44-502F8760D5CA",
"versionEndIncluding": "2.0.5",
"vulnerable": true
}
],
"negate": false,
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Insecure direct object references (IDOR) vulnerability in the wpForo Forum plugin \u003c= 2.0.5 on WordPress allows attackers with subscriber or higher user roles to mark any forum post as solved/unsolved."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "Vulnerabilidad de Referencias Inseguras a Objetos Directos (IDOR) en el complemento wpForo Forum de WordPress en versiones \u0026lt;= 2.0.5 permite a atacantes con roles de suscriptor o de usuario superior marcar cualquier publicaci\u00f3n del foro como resuelta/no resuelta."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2022-40205",
"lastModified": "2024-11-21T07:21:03.893",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "LOW",
"baseScore": 5.4,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
"impactScore": 2.5,
"source": "audit@patchstack.com",
"type": "Secondary"
},
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE",
"baseScore": 4.3,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
"impactScore": 1.4,
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"type": "Primary"
}
]
},
"published": "2022-11-08T19:15:13.980",
"references": [
{
"source": "audit@patchstack.com",
"tags": [
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-5-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve"
},
{
"source": "audit@patchstack.com",
"tags": [
"Product",
"Release Notes",
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-5-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Product",
"Release Notes",
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "audit@patchstack.com",
"vulnStatus": "Modified",
"weaknesses": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-639"
}
],
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"type": "Primary"
}
]
},
"nvd": {
"cve": {
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"product": "wpForo Forum (WordPress plugin)",
"vendor": "gVectors Team",
"versions": [
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "2.0.5",
"status": "affected",
"version": "\u003c= 2.0.5",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
}
],
"source": "audit@patchstack.com"
}
],
"configurations": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "087A99D4-6F0A-40B3-AE44-502F8760D5CA",
"versionEndIncluding": "2.0.5",
"vulnerable": true
}
],
"negate": false,
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Insecure direct object references (IDOR) vulnerability in the wpForo Forum plugin \u003c= 2.0.5 on WordPress allows attackers with subscriber or higher user roles to mark any forum post as solved/unsolved."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "Vulnerabilidad de Referencias Inseguras a Objetos Directos (IDOR) en el complemento wpForo Forum de WordPress en versiones \u0026lt;= 2.0.5 permite a atacantes con roles de suscriptor o de usuario superior marcar cualquier publicaci\u00f3n del foro como resuelta/no resuelta."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2022-40205",
"lastModified": "2026-06-17T05:01:06.650",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "LOW",
"baseScore": 5.4,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
"impactScore": 2.5,
"source": "audit@patchstack.com",
"type": "Secondary"
},
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE",
"baseScore": 4.3,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
"impactScore": 1.4,
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"type": "Primary"
}
],
"ssvcV203": [
{
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"ssvcData": {
"id": "CVE-2022-40205",
"options": [
{
"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "no"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "partial"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2025-02-20T19:21:31.159719Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"published": "2022-11-08T19:15:13.980",
"references": [
{
"source": "audit@patchstack.com",
"tags": [
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-5-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve"
},
{
"source": "audit@patchstack.com",
"tags": [
"Product",
"Release Notes",
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-5-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Product",
"Release Notes",
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "audit@patchstack.com",
"vulnStatus": "Modified",
"weaknesses": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-639"
}
],
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"type": "Primary"
},
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-639"
}
],
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
}
},
"redhat_vex": {
"current_release_date": "2025-05-29T02:54:45+00:00",
"cve": "CVE-2022-40205",
"id": "CVE-2022-40205",
"initial_release_date": "2022-09-26T00:00:00+00:00",
"product_status:known_not_affected": "1",
"source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
"status": "final",
"title": "WordPress wpForo Forum plugin \u003c= 2.0.5 - Insecure direct object references (IDOR) vulnerability",
"url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2022/cve-2022-40205.json",
"version": "3"
},
"vulnrichment": {
"containers": {
"adp": [
{
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T12:14:40.035Z",
"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"shortName": "CVE"
},
"references": [
{
"tags": [
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/"
},
{
"tags": [
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-5-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve"
}
],
"title": "CVE Program Container"
},
{
"metrics": [
{
"other": {
"content": {
"id": "CVE-2022-40205",
"options": [
{
"Exploitation": "none"
},
{
"Automatable": "no"
},
{
"Technical Impact": "partial"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2025-02-20T19:21:31.159719Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
},
"type": "ssvc"
}
}
],
"problemTypes": [
{
"descriptions": [
{
"cweId": "CWE-639",
"description": "CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key",
"lang": "en",
"type": "CWE"
}
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2025-02-20T19:21:32.506Z",
"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"shortName": "CISA-ADP"
},
"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
}
],
"cna": {
"affected": [
{
"product": "wpForo Forum (WordPress plugin)",
"vendor": "gVectors Team",
"versions": [
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "2.0.5",
"status": "affected",
"version": "\u003c= 2.0.5",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Vulnerability discovered by Dhakal Ananda (Patchstack Alliance)"
}
],
"datePublic": "2022-09-26T00:00:00.000Z",
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Insecure direct object references (IDOR) vulnerability in the wpForo Forum plugin \u003c= 2.0.5 on WordPress allows attackers with subscriber or higher user roles to mark any forum post as solved/unsolved."
}
],
"metrics": [
{
"cvssV3_1": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "LOW",
"baseScore": 5.4,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
"version": "3.1"
}
}
],
"problemTypes": [
{
"descriptions": [
{
"description": "Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)",
"lang": "en",
"type": "text"
}
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2022-11-08T00:00:00.000Z",
"orgId": "21595511-bba5-4825-b968-b78d1f9984a3",
"shortName": "Patchstack"
},
"references": [
{
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforo/"
},
{
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-5-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve"
}
],
"solutions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Update to 2.0.6 or higher version."
}
],
"source": {
"discovery": "EXTERNAL"
},
"title": "WordPress wpForo Forum plugin \u003c= 2.0.5 - Insecure direct object references (IDOR) vulnerability",
"x_generator": {
"engine": "Vulnogram 0.0.9"
}
}
},
"cveMetadata": {
"assignerOrgId": "21595511-bba5-4825-b968-b78d1f9984a3",
"assignerShortName": "Patchstack",
"cveId": "CVE-2022-40205",
"datePublished": "2022-11-08T18:26:58.931Z",
"dateReserved": "2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z",
"dateUpdated": "2025-02-20T19:55:35.377Z",
"state": "PUBLISHED"
},
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
"dataVersion": "5.1"
}
}
}
Loading…
Loading…
Experimental. This forecast is provided for visualization only and may change without notice. Do not use it for operational decisions.
Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Loading…
The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
Loading…
Related by attack behaviour
Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
Loading…