WordPress wpDiscuz Plugin <= 7.6.12 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-51691
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerPatchstack
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-02-01 11:15:12 UTC
Updated2026-04-28 19:22:56 UTC
DescriptionImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in gVectors Team Comments – wpDiscuz allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Comments – wpDiscuz: from n/a through 7.6.12.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.8 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.000490000 probability, percentile 0.150100000 (date 2026-04-28)

Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary4.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1CNACVSS5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gvectors Wpdiscuz All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA GVectors Team Comments WpDiscuz affected n/a 7.6.12 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
WordPress wpDiscuz plugin <=7.6.12 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability - Patchstack af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patchstack.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Jeongwoo-Lee / Roronoa (Patchstack Alliance) (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Update to 7.6.13 or a higher version.

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