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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-01 | Published 2026-04-01 | Updated 2026-04-03 | Assigner VulnCheck




HIGH: 8.7CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
HIGH: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Product status

2.3.0 (semver) before 2.3.7
affected

Credits

Cyanide finder

References

xenforo.com/...-3-7-released-includes-security-fixes.232121/ (XenForo 2.3.7 Released (Includes Security Fixes)) vendor-advisory patch

www.vulncheck.com/...template-method-call-restriction-bypass (VulnCheck Advisory: XenForo Template Method Call Restriction Bypass) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2025-71281)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-71281)

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