Xenforo before 2.2.16 allows code injection.

published 2024-06-16 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-37343

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.9%; EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
public exploits: 0; none known

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

xenforo xenforo 2.2.16

xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-2-1-15-patch-1-2-2-16-patch-2-an… patch

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-08-20)

Exploit prediction

0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/12 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

xenforo xenforo

Classification

Weakness

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

xenforo.com /community/threads/xenforo-2-1-15-patch-1-2-2-16-patch-2-and-xenforo-media-gallery-2-1-9-2-2-6-released-includ
patch, release-notes
seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/12
mailing-list, exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-38458
NVD CVE-2024-38458

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Summary