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WordPress Plugin: wp-discussion-board: CVE-2023-39161: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P)

Published

Jul 26, 2023

Added

May 15, 2025

Modified

Apr 29, 2026

Description

The Discussion Board plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Content Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.4.8 via the discussion feature. This vulnerability makes it possible for authenticated attackers, subscribers and higher, to inject new content onto the website, through the manipulation of posts to create new web pages, spam, or phishing.

Solution

wp-discussion-board-plugin-cve-2023-39161

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39161
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2e9d7776-aa96-47c8-9e31-5484ab65bc66?source=api-prod
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-42896
CVE-2023-39161
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-39161
CWE-80
EUVD-EUVD-2023-42896

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