CVE-2023-46311 LOW

CVE-2023-46311: WordPress wpDiscuz Plugin <= 7.6.3 is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)

Vendor Gvectors Team

Product Comments – wpDiscuz

Weakness CWE-639 · IDOR

Published December 20, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

2.7/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in gVectors Team Comments – wpDiscuz.This issue affects Comments – wpDiscuz: from n/a through 7.6.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

wpDiscuz versions up to 7.6.3 contain a vulnerability that allows high-privilege users to cause a denial of service by disrupting site availability. The flaw requires administrator-level access and does not affect data confidentiality or integrity. A patch version has not been publicly identified.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

An administrator can disrupt site availability temporarily.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site administrators with malicious intent could temporarily degrade site performance or availability.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator-level access to the WordPress site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 20, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46311 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/639.html AskarLabs — CWE-639 write-up Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-46311

CWE CWE-639

CVSS 2.7 / LOW

Affected versions