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CVE-2023-46309· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Patchstack

WordPress wpDiscuz plugin <= 7.6.10 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

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.

HighCVSS 7.3 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jan 2, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 27th percentile
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Action score

29

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
29 / 40 · 7.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.3
CNA · Patchstack
5.3
2.0 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
gvectorswpdiscuz

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • gvectors wpdiscuzbefore 7.6.11

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Patchstack). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • AdvancedCoding wpDiscuz

    • up to and including 7.6.10affectedfixed in 7.6.11

Same product

gvectors: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2020-24186A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 7.0 through 7.0.4 for WordPress, which allows unauthenticated u
    68This week
  • CVE-2020-13640A SQL injection issue in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 5.3.5 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL comma
    43Plan
  • CVE-2024-9488Comments – wpDiscuz <= 7.6.24 - Authentication Bypass via WordPress.com OAuth provider
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-22193wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 - SQL Injection in getAllSubscriptions()
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2026-22192Voltronic Power SNMP Web Pro 1.1 Authentication Bypass via localStorage
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2023-45760WordPress wpDiscuz plugin <= 7.6.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
    35Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
AdvancedCoding wpDiscuz7.6.11Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2023-457600 days apartWordPress wpDiscuz plugin <= 7.6.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2026-22182435 days apartwpDiscuz before 7.6.47 - Unauthenticated Email Notification Flood via wpdCheckNotificationType
    34Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
low · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
Low

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-862 · Missing Authorization

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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