CVE-2026-73314XenForo < 2.3.13 Signature Verification Bypass via PayPal REST Webhook
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XenForo before 2.3.13 contains a signature verification logic error in the PayPal REST webhook handler that allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass payment signature validation by submitting a webhook request with an unsupported auth_algo header value. When the algorithm cannot be mapped to a supported hash function, the verification function incorrectly returns true instead of failing, causing the caller to treat the fabricated request as verified and process the payment event without a valid PayPal signature.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-754
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
XenForo XenForo xenforo:xenforo (from the name) | before 2.3.13 | CNA record |
xenforo xenforo xenforo:xenforo | before 2.3.13 | NVD |
References
- https://xenforo.com/community/threads/security-fixes-released-for-all-xenforo-and-media-gallery-versions-2-2-0-2-3-12.239856/vendor-advisory, patch, release-notes
- https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-2-3-13-and-add-ons-released-includes-security-fixes.239857/release-notes
- https://bombobombone.github.io/posts/cve-2026-73314/technical-description, exploit, third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/BomboBombone/CVE-2026-73314exploit, third-party-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xenforo-signature-verification-bypass-via-paypal-rest-webhookthird-party-advisory
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