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XenForo CVE-2026-73317

| EUVDEUVD-2026-72754 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-09-08 VulnCheck GHSA-9j29-fqp6-x79p
5.1
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY
5.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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2.7 LOW

Network-accessible ACP endpoint requires a high-privilege admin account (PR:H); impact is limited to unauthorized integrity modification of the approval queue (I:L) with no confidentiality or availability effects.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Metadata Corrected
Sep 08, 2026 - 14:40 vuln.today
tag: Authentication Bypass removed
Analysis Generated
Sep 08, 2026 - 14:06 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

XenForo before 2.3.13 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the ACP cache-rebuild dispatcher that allows limited administrators with only the rebuildCache permission to perform unauthorized approval queue actions by supplying an arbitrary job class and actor user ID in the POST body. Attackers can invoke the approval queue job under any user identity to approve queued user registrations without holding the required approval-queue or moderator permissions, causing the moderation log to attribute actions to an impersonated account.

AnalysisAI

Authorization bypass in XenForo's ACP cache-rebuild dispatcher (versions prior to 2.3.13) allows a limited administrator holding only the rebuildCache permission to invoke arbitrary job classes-including the approval queue job-under any user identity. By crafting a POST body with an arbitrary job class name and actor user ID, the attacker can approve queued user registrations without holding approval-queue or moderator permissions, while the moderation log falsely attributes actions to an impersonated account. …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires a valid XenForo admin account with at least the rebuildCache ACP permission explicitly granted-this is a non-default, restricted permission not available to standard registered users, moderators, or unauthenticated visitors. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 score of 5.1 (Medium), vector AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N, accurately reflects the constrained real-world risk. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Upgrade to XenForo 2.3.13, which contains the security fix per the vendor release thread at https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-2-3-13-and-add-ons-released-includes-security-fixes.239857/. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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