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GHSA-GW9M-QHXG-FR69

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-08 15:31 – Updated: 2026-09-09 03:30

Details

XenForo before 2.3.13 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the force-agreement controller that allows any ACP administrator to access and submit force-agreement forms regardless of their assigned permissions. Attackers can bypass the option permission declared in the navigation configuration to update the global policy last-updated timestamp, forcing all users to re-agree to the privacy policy or terms of service.

Severity

3.8 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

5.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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    "CVE-2026-73318"
  ],
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  "id": "GHSA-gw9m-qhxg-fr69",
  "modified": "2026-09-09T03:30:36Z",
  "published": "2026-09-08T15:31:55Z",
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    },
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      "url": "https://bombobombone.github.io/posts/cve-2026-73318"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/BomboBombone/CVE-2026-73318"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xenforo-missing-authorization-via-force-agreement-controller"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://xenforo.com/community/threads/security-fixes-released-for-all-xenforo-and-media-gallery-versions-2-2-0-2-3-12.239856"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-2-3-13-and-add-ons-released-includes-security-fixes.239857"
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CVE-2026-73318 (GCVE-0-2026-73318)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-08 13:19 – Updated: 2026-09-09 01:10

Title

XenForo < 2.3.13 Missing Authorization via force-agreement Controller

Summary

Severity

5.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

3.8 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CWE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Assigner

VulnCheck mitre root

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://xenforo.com/community/threads/security-fi…	vendor-advisorypatch
https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-2-3…	release-notes
https://bombobombone.github.io/posts/cve-2026-73318/	technical-description
https://github.com/BomboBombone/CVE-2026-73318	exploit
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xenforo-miss…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
XenForo	XenForo	Affected: 0 , < 2.3.13 (semver)

Date Public

2026-09-07 00:00

Credits

Marco Paciaroni (BomboBombone) VulnCheck

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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-GW9M-QHXG-FR69

CVE-2026-73318 (GCVE-0-2026-73318)

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