PT-2020-13630 · WordPress · Wpdiscuz

Advancedcoding · Published 2020-06-18 · Updated 2025-09-25 · CVE-2020-13640

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions wpDiscuz plugin versions 5.3.5 and earlier

Description A SQL injection issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the order parameter of a "wpdLoadMoreComments" request.

Recommendations For wpDiscuz plugin versions 5.3.5 and earlier, update to a version later than 5.3.5 to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-13640

Affected Products

Wpdiscuz

References · 8

• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/06/1 · Exploit
• https://wpdiscuz.com/community/news/security-vulnerability-issue-in-5-3-5-please-udate · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13640 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-13640 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdiscuz/tags/5.3.6 · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2323200 · Note
• https://twitter.com/pdnuclei_bot/status/1971122535510208848 · Twitter Post
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developers · Note