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.
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Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000
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| 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 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-25T08:34:15.859Z
Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:06:33.602Z
Link: CVE-2026-80514
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-25T09:17:06.093
Modified: 2026-09-25T09:17:06.093
Link: CVE-2026-80514
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Updated: 2026-09-25T09:45:17Z
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