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Case File

CVE-2018-16613

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.73% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-06-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2018-16613
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.73%
WordPress

Original Filing — NVD Description

An issue was discovered in the update function in the wpForo Forum plugin before 1.5.2 for WordPress. A registered forum is able to escalate privilege to the forum administrator without any form of user interaction.