Discussion Board <= 2.4.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Content Injection

5.4
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CVE CVE-2023-39161
CVSS 5.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published July 26, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Abdi Pranata

Description

The Discussion Board plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Content Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.4.8 via the discussion feature. This vulnerability makes it possible for authenticated attackers, subscribers and higher, to inject new content onto the website, through the manipulation of posts to create new web pages, spam, or phishing.

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Vulnerability Details for Discussion Board – WordPress Forum Plugin

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-discussion-board (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.4.9, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.4.8
Patched Version
  • 2.4.9

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