TI-2026-80309 Aliases CVE-2026-115958 GHSA-4mvf-v862-c8hr

Missing authorization in WP Discussion Board WordPress plugin

LOW 30CWE-862Published 2026-10-26 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

The WP Discussion Board plugin for WordPress is affected from 0 through 2.6.0. A missing authorization check (CWE-862) fails to enforce access control. A remote attacker without privileges can access limited confidential information, and no user interaction is required.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP Discussion Board WP Discussion Board wp-discussion-board allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Discussion Board: from n/a through 2.6.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00256 17th 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: Yes
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	WP Discussion Board	up to 2.6.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

WP Discussion Board VendorWP Discussion Board Affected up to 2.6.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for WP Discussion Board.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Timeline

2026-10-26 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-115958
2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-4mvf-v862-c8hr

References

Other 1

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-discussion-board/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-discussion-board-plugin-2-6-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

TI-2026-81973 WordPress WP Discussion Board plugin Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2023-20327 WordPress Discussion Board plugin <= 2.4.8 - Content Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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