CVE-2025-71279

XenForo before 2.3.7 contains a security issue affecting Passkeys that have been added to user accounts. An attacker may be able to compromise the security of Passkey-based authentication.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xenforo-passkey-security-bypass	Third Party Advisory
https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-2-3-7-released-includes-security-fixes.232121/	Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:xenforo:xenforo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-01 01:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:03

NVD link : CVE-2025-71279

Mitre link : CVE-2025-71279

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-71279

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Products Affected

xenforo

xenforo

CWE

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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