# CVE-2026-95870: WordPress wpForo Forum plugin SQL injection via data parameter

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-95870-the-wpforo-forum-plugin-for-wordpress-is-vulnerable-to-generic  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-07. Updated: 2026-11-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-95870 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-11-07

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is a community discussion platform that allows forums and user interactions. An unauthenticated attacker can inject malicious SQL queries through the 'data' parameter to extract sensitive information from the website's database, such as user credentials or private forum content. This vulnerability requires specific forum configuration (searchable topic fields of type checkbox or multi-select) to be exploitable.

Technologies: [wpForo Forum](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/wpforo-wpforo-forum). Vendors: [wpForo](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/wpforo).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-95870 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-95870 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-95870?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 7 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** wpForo Forum up to and including 3.2.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-95870?** 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-2026-95870 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-95870?** Check whether you run 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

The vulnerability is a SQL injection flaw in the 'data' parameter due to insufficient input escaping and lack of prepared statements. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can exploit this by sending crafted requests when searchable topic form fields of type checkbox or select/autocomplete with isMultiChoice enabled are configured, allowing arbitrary SQL query execution and database exfiltration.

## Affected products

- wpForo wpForo Forum up to and including 3.2.1

## Timeline

- 2026-11-07: disclosed

## References

- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/3.1.7/classes/PostMeta.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/3.1.7/classes/PostMeta.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/3.1.7/wpforo.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/3.1.7/wpforo.php)

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