Comments – wpDiscuz <= 7.4.2 - Insecure Direct Object References

5.4
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE CVE-2022-43492
CVSS 5.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published October 28, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Dhakal Ananda

Description

The Comments – wpDiscuz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insecure direct object reference in versions up to, and including, 7.4.2. This is due to insufficient validation on the 'wmu_attachments' user-controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level capabilities and above to inject attachments that do not belong to them into post comments.

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Vulnerability Details for Comments – wpDiscuz

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wpdiscuz (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 7.5, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 7.4.2
Patched Version
  • 7.5

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