CVE-2023-47185 HIGH

CVE-2023-47185: WordPress wpDiscuz Plugin <= 7.6.11 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Gvectors Team

Product Comments — wpDiscuz

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published November 6, 2023

Last update April 29, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in gVectors Team Comments — wpDiscuz plugin <= 7.6.11 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

wpDiscuz versions up to 7.6.11 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into comments. An attacker can craft a malicious comment that executes JavaScript in the browsers of site visitors who view it. The vulnerability requires user interaction—a victim must view the affected comment—but can affect multiple users across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject JavaScript code that runs in visitors' browsers when they view comments.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can steal visitor session cookies, redirect users, or deface comment sections without needing a user account.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. A victim must view a page containing the malicious comment.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 6, 2023 CVE published

April 29, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47185 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-47185

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 7.1 / HIGH

Affected versions