What is CVE-2023-46309?

CVE-2023-46309 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Advancedcoding Wpdiscuz, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2023-46309?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-46309 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Advancedcoding Wpdiscuz

CVE-2023-46309

Missing Authorization vulnerability in AdvancedCoding wpDiscuz wpdiscuz allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects wpDiscuz: from n/a through <= 7.6.10.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2025-01-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.004 (28.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.6% 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: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Advancedcoding Wpdiscuz — versions 0
Gvectors Wpdiscuz

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wpdiscuz/vulnerability/wordpress-wpdis… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-46309?: CVE-2023-46309 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Advancedcoding Wpdiscuz, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-46309?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-46309 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.