Auth bypass in Advancedcoding Comments – Wpdiscuz
CVE-2023-3998
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.
Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Advancedcoding Comments – Wpdiscuz — versions 0
- Gvectors Wpdiscuz
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9d09bdab-ffab-44cc-bba2-821b2… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdiscuz/trunk/utils/class.WpdiscuzHelperAja… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-3998?
- CVE-2023-3998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Advancedcoding Comments – Wpdiscuz, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-10-20.
- How severe is CVE-2023-3998?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-3998 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.