Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-57636 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-57636 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-57636?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.5, published 26 June 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- gVectors Team wpForo Forum <= 3.0.9.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-57636?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-57636 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-57636?
- Check whether you run gVectors Team wpForo Forum at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress due to improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands (CWE-89). The flaw is present in versions up to and including 3.0.9. An attacker with Contributor-level privileges can exploit this over the network without user interaction to interact directly with the underlying database. This can result in unauthorized data retrieval or minor availability impacts. The issue is addressed in version 3.1.0.
Affected products
- Tomdever wpForo Forum <= 3.0.9
Timeline
- 2026-05-11: other: Reported by researcher daroo
- 2026-06-26: disclosed: Early warning sent to Patchstack customers
- 2026-06-26: advisory: Public advisory published by Patchstack and NVD