WordPress Discussion Board plugin <= 2.4.8 - Content Injection vulnerability
Priority LOW 25CWE-80Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-80.
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in WP Discussion Board Discussion Board allows Content Spoofing, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Discussion Board: from n/a through 2.4.8.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00429 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WP Discussion Board | Discussion Board | up to 2.4.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Discussion Board VendorWP Discussion Board Affected up to 2.4.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-39161
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2cr9-jmh7-jr7x
References
More WP Discussion Board vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-80309 Missing authorization in WP Discussion Board WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-81973 WordPress WP Discussion Board plugin Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-39161 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-39161 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2cr9-jmh7-jr7x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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