CVE-2023-45760 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-45760: WordPress wpDiscuz plugin <= 7.6.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Advancedcoding

Product wpDiscuz

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published January 2, 2025

Last update April 29, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in AdvancedCoding wpDiscuz wpdiscuz allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects wpDiscuz: from n/a through <= 7.6.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

wpDiscuz versions up to 7.6.3 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to read sensitive information they should not access. An attacker with a low-privilege account can view data restricted to other users or roles. Update to version 7.6.4 or later to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data belonging to other users or restricted to higher-privilege roles.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

User data and role-based content may be exposed to unauthorized site members.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 2, 2025 CVE published

April 29, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45760 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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