Description
The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin from 3.0.0 before 3.1.6 does not verify the source of client-supplied IP address headers before using them to key its per-visitor rate limit on paid AI requests, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass the limit by spoofing the header and exhaust the site owner's metered AI credits.
Published: 2026-09-25
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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History

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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Description The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin from 3.0.0 before 3.1.6 does not verify the source of client-supplied IP address headers before using them to key its per-visitor rate limit on paid AI requests, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass the limit by spoofing the header and exhaust the site owner's metered AI credits.
Title wpForo Forum 3.0.0 - 3.1.5 - Unauthenticated AI Credit Exhaustion via IP Rate Limit Bypass
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-25T12:40:03.363Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:06:33.602Z

Link: CVE-2026-80514

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-25T09:17:06.093

Modified: 2026-09-25T09:17:06.093

Link: CVE-2026-80514

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-25T09:45:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-20

    Improper Input Validation