Vulnerability · Published Oct 20, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2023-3998wpDiscuz <= 7.6.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Post 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 userRate 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 post.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 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