CVE-2023-3998

low-risk
Published 2023-10-20

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.22% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.3/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Gvectors

References (4)

Third Party Advisory https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdiscuz/trunk/utils/class.WpdiscuzHe...
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9d09bdab-ffab-44cc-bba...
Third Party Advisory https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdiscuz/trunk/utils/class.WpdiscuzHe...
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9d09bdab-ffab-44cc-bba...
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low-risk
Severity 21/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal