PT-2023-27189 · WordPress · Wpdiscuz

v3xx · Published 2023-10-20 · Updated 2023-10-26 · CVE-2023-3998

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions wpDiscuz plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 7.6.3

Description The issue is related to a missing authorization check on the userRate function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify data by increasing or decreasing the rating of a post.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 7.6.3, update to a version higher than 7.6.3 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the userRate function until a patch is available.

Fix

Missing Authorization

IDOR

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

CWE-639

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-3998

Affected Products

Wpdiscuz

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3998 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3998 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/72656 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9d09bdab-ffab-44cc-bba2-821b21a8e343?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/59797 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1715271108285399213 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdiscuz/trunk/utils/class.WpdiscuzHelperAjax.php#L886 · Note