CVE-2026-12696

unknowncovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2026-08-01

The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 3.1.2 does not sanitize and escape a user profile field before outputting it inside an HTML attribute on the public participant profile page, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to inject JavaScript that executes in the browser of any visitor who views the profile, including a logged-in administrator.

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Exploitation outlook

Low exploitation risk0.15% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 5% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

unknownCVE-2026-12696: The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 3.1.2 does not sanitize and escape a user profile fie…nvd · 2026-08-01

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