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CVE-2023-46311:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The CVE-2023-46311 is an Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability affecting gVectors Team Comments – wpDiscuz WordPress plugin versions through 7.6.3. The vulnerability was discovered and reported on October 22, 2023, and was publicly disclosed on December 20, 2023 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) issue, with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 MEDIUM according to NIST, while Patchstack rates it at 2.7 LOW. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) and falls under the OWASP Top 10 category of Broken Access Control (NVD, WPScan).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized modification of data due to a missing authorization check on a function. Users with Author-level privileges or higher could potentially exploit this vulnerability to perform unauthorized actions (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 7.6.4 of the wpDiscuz plugin. Users are advised to update to version 7.6.4 or later to remove the vulnerability (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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