VDB-235741 · CVE-2023-39161 · GCVE-0-2023-39161

Discussion Board Plugin up to 2.4.8 on WordPress Content injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Discussion Board Plugin up to 2.4.8 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Content Handler. This manipulation causes injection. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-39161. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Discussion Board Plugin up to 2.4.8 on WordPress (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Content Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 07/29/2023. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-39161 since 07/25/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1055 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Forum Software

Name

Discussion Board Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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CNA Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/25/2023 🔍
07/29/2023 +4 days 🔍
07/29/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/04/2024 +311 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-39161 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-39161
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-235741

Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2023 06:52
Updated: 06/04/2024 15:18
Changes: 07/29/2023 06:52 (37), 06/04/2024 10:23 (26), 06/04/2024 15:18 (1)
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