Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Oct 20, 2023· Updated Apr 8, 2026

CVE-2023-3869

Description

The wpDiscuz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing authorization check on the voteOnComment function in versions up to, and including, 7.6.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to increase or decrease the rating of a comment.

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Affected products

Gvectors/Wpdiscuz
cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpdiscuz:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Range: <=7.6.3
WordPress/Wpdiscuzllm-fuzzy
Range: <=7.6.3
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz

Patches

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References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdiscuz/trunk/utils/class.WpdiscuzHelperAjax.phpnvdThird Party Advisory
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b30ac1b0-eae2-4194-bf8e-ae73b4236965nvdThird Party Advisory

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