CVE-2026-73309
XenForo < 2.3.13 Authentication Bypass via OAuth2 Token Endpoint
- Published
- Sep 8, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 9, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- VulnCheck
- Evidence observed
- Sep 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 40.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
XenForo before 2.3.13 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the OAuth2 token endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to obtain valid token pairs by submitting empty values for client_secret and code_verifier parameters. Attackers can exploit PHP truthy evaluation logic, which treats empty strings as false and skips client secret validation and PKCE code verifier validation, to exchange a valid authorization code for a token pair without proving client identity or holding the PKCE commitment.
Sources
1Proof-of-concept and technical write-up for CVE-2026-73309, an OAuth2 authentication bypass in XenForo before 2.3.13. Demonstrates empty client-secret and PKCE verification bypass with a Python script.
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