Passkey Auth Bypass in XenForo <2.3.7
CVE-2025-71279 Published on April 1, 2026
XenForo Passkey Security Bypass
XenForo before 2.3.7 contains a security issue affecting Passkeys that have been added to user accounts. An attacker may be able to compromise the security of Passkey-based authentication.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-71279 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
What is an authentification Vulnerability?
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the software does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
CVE-2025-71279 has been classified to as an authentification vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-71279
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Affected Versions
XenForo:- Version 2.3.0 and below 2.3.7 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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