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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in XenForo up to 2.2.18/2.3.9. This impacts an unknown function of the component Mentions Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-35057. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in XenForo up to 2.2.18/2.3.9. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component Mentions Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

XenForo before 2.3.10 and before 2.2.19 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in structured text mentions, primarily affecting legacy profile post content. An attacker can inject malicious scripts through crafted mentions that are stored and executed when other users view the content.

The weakness was released by metho. The advisory is shared at xenforo.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-35057 since 04/01/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2.2.19 or 2.3.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• XenForo

Version

• 2.2.0
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2
• 2.2.3
• 2.2.4
• 2.2.5
• 2.2.6
• 2.2.7
• 2.2.8
• 2.2.9
• 2.2.10
• 2.2.11
• 2.2.12
• 2.2.13
• 2.2.14
• 2.2.15
• 2.2.16
• 2.2.17
• 2.2.18
• 2.3.0
• 2.3.1
• 2.3.2
• 2.3.3
• 2.3.4
• 2.3.5
• 2.3.6
• 2.3.7
• 2.3.8
• 2.3.9

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