CVE-2025-71281Disclosure(xenforo / xenforo)

LOWCVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 4 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD 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.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-94

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • xenforo

Threat summary

  • 4 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 3 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • General: 2 classified signals
  • 4 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
xenforo

Deep dive

Activity timeline4 mentions / 1d
01234Mentions · 2026-04-01: 4Technical Details · 2026-04-01: 304-01
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
250.0%
General
250.0%
Referenced assets4 URLs
Full discourse4 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    General

    CVE-2025-71281 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 metho… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71281

    Post summary

    The post announces CVE‑2025‑71281, describing a method‑restriction flaw in XenForo before 2.3.7, but provides no evidence of exploitation, PoC, or patch information.

    00000178
    56.9K followersView on X
  • CVEarity@CVEarity
    General

    ⚡ New CVE Alert: CVE-2025-71281 📊 Severity: 8.8 🚨 Risk Level: High 🧩 Affects: Multiple / Unspecified Products Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71281 #CVE-2025-71281 #CVE #High #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/xnYmzPLnvw

    Post summary

    The tweet merely announces CVE‑2025‑71281 with its severity and risk level, offering no technical, exploit, patch or deception details.

    00000180
    123 followersView on X
  • The Hacker Wire@TheHackerWire
    Disclosure

    🟠 CVE-2025-71281 - High 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 cal... https://www.thehackerwire.com/vulnerability/CVE-2025-71281/ https://t.co/ZKH4cNCcKO

    Post summary

    The tweet discloses a new XenForo template method exploitation vulnerability (CVE-2025-71281), providing only basic technical details and no evidence of exploitation or patch.

    00000214
    163 followersView on X
  • CVEFind.com@CveFindCom
    Disclosure

    [CVE-2025-71281: HIGH] XenForo < 2.3.7 has a security issue allowing unauthorized method invocations in templates due to loose prefix match use, not strict first-word match. 🔒 #cybersecurity#cve,CVE-2025-71281,#cybersecurity https://cvefind.com/CVE-2025-71281

    Post summary

    The text announces a new CVE in XenForo (<2.3.7) that permits unauthorized method calls in templates, but does not provide any PoC, exploit, or mitigation information.

    0000078
    617 followersView on X
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