CVE-2026-73309
XenForo < 2.3.13 Authentication Bypass via OAuth2 Token Endpoint
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.1 Critical
- Published
- Sep 8, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 1, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 11, 2026
Description
XenForo before 2.3.13 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the OAuth2 token endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to obtain valid token pairs by submitting empty values for client_secret and code_verifier parameters. Attackers can exploit PHP truthy evaluation logic, which treats empty strings as false and skips client secret validation and PKCE code verifier validation, to exchange a valid authorization code for a token pair without proving client identity or holding the PKCE commitment.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 9.1 Critical | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.4 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
XenForoXenForo |
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References
- Vendor Advisoryvendor-advisorypatch
- Release Notesrelease-notes
- Researcher Advisorytechnical-description
- Researcher PoCexploit
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xenforo-authentication-bypass-via-oauth2-token-endpointthird-party-advisory
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