CVE-2026-80514Network attack vectorHinoki check available

Unauthenticated AI credit exhaustion via IP spoofing

Published Sep 25, 2026 · Updated Sep 25, 2026

Resource exhaustion in AdvancedCoding wpForo Forum 3.0.0 through 3.1.5 allows remote attackers to consume metered AI credits. The per-visitor limiter keys paid AI requests to client-supplied IP headers without verifying that a trusted proxy supplied them, so rotating spoofed values resets the attacker's effective quota. Exposure requires an administrator to enable the optional AI service and configure an API key; repeated unauthenticated requests can deplete the site owner's credits.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Oct 19, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Resource exhaustion in AdvancedCoding wpForo Forum 3.0.0 through 3.1.5 allows remote attackers to consume metered AI credits. The per-visitor limiter keys paid AI requests to client-supplied IP headers without verifying that a trusted proxy supplied them, so rotating spoofed values resets the attacker's effective quota. Exposure requires an administrator to enable the optional AI service and configure an API key; repeated unauthenticated requests can deplete the site owner's credits.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-80514
Published
Sep 25, 2026
Updated
Sep 25, 2026
Vendor
AdvancedCoding
Product
wpForo Forum
Classifications
T1496.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.0.0 <3.1.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

AdvancedCoding · wpForo Forumversion=3.0.0 <3.1.6

Published CVSS scores

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1496.004Cloud Service Hijacking

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