CVE-2023-3869

wpDiscuz <= 7.6.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Comment Rating Increase/Decrease

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: October 20, 2023 at 07:29 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:15 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorswpDiscuzComments – wpDiscuz

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The wpDiscuz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing authorization check on the voteOnComment 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 comment.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

wpDiscuz· Gvectorswordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 7.6.3
v ≤ 7.6.3

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.3MEDIUMWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-862CWE-639

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