Description
XenForo before 2.3.13 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the ACP cache-rebuild dispatcher that allows limited administrators with only the rebuildCache permission to perform unauthorized approval queue actions by supplying an arbitrary job class and actor user ID in the POST body. Attackers can invoke the approval queue job under any user identity to approve queued user registrations without holding the required approval-queue or moderator permissions, causing the moderation log to attribute actions to an impersonated account.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| XenForo | XenForo | < 2.3.13 | 2.3.13 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 1 repository
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BomboBombone/CVE-2026-73317 ★ 1 · Sep 8, 2026
Sanitized XenForo write-up and proof of concept for CVE-2026-73317.
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory patch
- Release Notes release-notes
- Researcher Advisory technical-description
- Researcher PoC exploit
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xenforo-missing-authorization-via-acp-cache-rebuild-dispatcher third-party-advisory