# CVE-2026-1581: WPForo Forum - SQLi

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2026-1581 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2026-1581

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 7.5
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Tom Dever WPForo Forum
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'))
- **Tags:** wordpress, forum

## Description

The WPForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the 'wpfob' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.14 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2026-1581](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2026-1581) is a vulnerability in the wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress that allows unauthenticated attackers to perform time-based SQL injection via the 'wpfob' parameter. This flaw enables malicious actors to manipulate database queries and potentially extract sensitive information from the underlying database, posing a significant risk to the confidentiality of user data.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 1st of April 2026.

According to CrowdSec data, while opportunistic exploitation dominates, a portion of threat actors trying to exploit CVE-2026-1581 apply basic targeting methods such as port or service detection. This indicates emerging patterns of selective targeting.
Data from the CrowdSec community also indicates a gradual decrease in attacks targeting CVE-2026-1581. While still present in the wild, exploitation levels have dropped noticeably week-over-week. This may signal that the vulnerability is becoming less relevant or that defenses are improving fast enough for attackers to lose interest.

Attackers exploit the `/community/recent/` endpoint by injecting SQL commands into the `wpfob` parameter, often using time-based payloads to extract sensitive database information from vulnerable wpForo Forum installations.

## Timeline

- 2026-02-19: CVE Published. CVE-2026-1581 is published to NVD.
- 2026-04-01: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2026-1581 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2026-04-01: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2026-1581 for the first time.

## References

- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-1581.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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