wpDiscuz <= 7.6.3 - Authenticated(Author+) Insecure Direct Object Reference

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE CVE-2023-46311
CVSS Low (2.7)
Publicly Published October 22, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Revan Arifio
Description

The wpDiscuz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing authorization check on an unknown function in versions up to, and including, 7.6.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with author-level permissions and above to perform unspecified actions, which may include resetting arbitrary post and field ratings

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wpdiscuz (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 7.6.3
Patched Version
  • 7.6.4
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