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CVE-2026-73309XenForo < 2.3.13 Authentication Bypass via OAuth2 Token Endpoint
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.
9.1 CRITICALEPSS 0.68%Not in KEVNVD: Analyzed
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1 | CRITICAL | 4.0VulnCheck (CNA) | 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 |
| 9.1 | CRITICAL | 3.1NVD | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| 7.4 | HIGH | 3.1VulnCheck (CNA) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2026-73309
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- VulnCheck
- Published
- Sep 8, 2026
- Last modified
- 2026-10-01 15:20 UTC
- Weaknesses
- CWE-697 · Incorrect Comparison
Affected Products
As published by the CNA in the CVE record.
XenForoXenForo1 version range
- before 2.3.13
References
- bombobombone.github.io https://bombobombone.github.io/posts/cve-2026-73309/
- github.com https://github.com/BomboBombone/CVE-2026-73309
- vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xenforo-authentication-bypass-via-oauth2-token-endpoint
- xenforo.com https://xenforo.com/community/threads/security-fixes-released-for-all-xenforo-and-media-gallery-versions-2-2-0-2-3-12.239856/
- xenforo.com https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-2-3-13-and-add-ons-released-includes-security-fixes.239857/