CVE-2026-73309
XenForo < 2.3.13 Authentication Bypass via OAuth2 Token Endpoint
CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 0.7%
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.
- Affected
- XenForo
- CVSS v4.0 VULNCHECK
- 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/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 - CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 9.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS v3.1 VULNCHECK
- 7.4 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - EPSS
- 0.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 52nd percentile
- Published
- 2026-09-08
- Updated
- 2026-10-01
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- BomboBombone/CVE-2026-733091★ · 2026-09-08
Security advisories
- https://bombobombone.github.io/posts/cve-2026-73309
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xenforo-authentication-bypass-via-oauth2-token-endpo…
- https://xenforo.com/community/threads/security-fixes-released-for-all-xenforo-and-media-g…
- https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-2-3-13-and-add-ons-released-includes-securi…