Vulnerability · Published Oct 20, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2023-3869wpDiscuz <= 7.6.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Comment Rating Increase/Decrease

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Comments – wpDiscuz from advancedcoding. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The wpDiscuz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing authorization check on the voteOnComment function in versions up to, and including, 7.6.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to increase or decrease the rating of a comment.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
advancedcoding Comments – wpDiscuz 0 – through 7.6.3

Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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