Is CVE-2026-28562 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-28562 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-03-05.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-28562?

CVE-2026-28562 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X.

How do I patch CVE-2026-28562?

Patch guidance is available from gvectors security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2026-28562.

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-28562?

1 product: gvectors wpforo forum.

Fix CVE-2026-28562 - HIGH gvectors wpforo forum

Description

wpForo 2.4.14 contains an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in Topics::get_topics() where the ORDER BY clause relies on ineffective esc_sql() sanitization on unquoted identifiers. Attackers exploit the wpfob parameter with CASE WHEN payloads to perform blind boolean extraction of credentials from the WordPress database.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Confidentiality: undefined
Integrity: undefined
Availability: undefined
Weaknesses: CWE-89 · SQL Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GVECTORS
Published: 2/28/2026
Last Modified: 3/5/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2026-28562

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