- Description
- XenForo before 2.3.7 does not properly restrict methods callable from within templates. A loose prefix match was used instead of a stricter first-word match for methods accessible through callbacks and variable method calls in templates, potentially allowing unauthorized method invocations.
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Products
- xenforo
CVSS 4.0
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 8.7
- Impact score
- -
- Exploitability score
- -
- Vector string
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 9.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- CRITICAL
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
- CWE-94
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
CVE-2025-71281 XenForo before 2.3.7 does not properly restrict methods callable from within templates. A loose prefix match was used instead of a stricter first-word match for metho… https://t.co/BczNAj74s1
@CVEnew
1 Apr 2026
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⚡ New CVE Alert: CVE-2025-71281 📊 Severity: 8.8 🚨 Risk Level: High 🧩 Affects: Multiple / Unspecified Products Reference: https://t.co/yOAAAaD1ti #CVE-2025-71281 #CVE #High #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/xnYmzPLnvw
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🟠 CVE-2025-71281 - High XenForo before 2.3.7 does not properly restrict methods callable from within templates. A loose prefix match was used instead of a stricter first-word match for methods accessible through cal... https://t.co/2GbfEPgQcg https://t.co/ZKH4cNCcKO
@TheHackerWire
1 Apr 2026
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[CVE-2025-71281: HIGH] XenForo < 2.3.7 has a security issue allowing unauthorized method invocations in templates due to loose prefix match use, not strict first-word match. 🔒 #cybersecurity#cve,CVE-2025-71281,#cybersecurity https://t.co/B9AiBg9CwX
@CveFindCom
1 Apr 2026
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"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:xenforo:xenforo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "5ADDC458-D5EB-4B70-9EE7-93C78E81EDBD",
"versionEndExcluding": "2.3.7",
"vulnerable": true
}
],
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"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]