{"id":"CVE-2023-39161","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"WordPress Discussion Board plugin <= 2.4.8 - Content Injection vulnerability","description":"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.","publishedAt":"2024-06-04T07:14:51.890Z","updatedAt":"2026-04-28T16:08:34.665Z","severity":{"score":5.4,"label":"Medium","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L","source":"Patchstack"},"assigner":"Patchstack","products":["WP Discussion Board Discussion Board"],"affected":[{"vendor":"WP Discussion Board","product":"Discussion Board","packageName":"wp-discussion-board","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"2.4.8","changes":[{"at":"2.4.9","status":"unaffected"}],"versionType":"custom"}],"collectionURL":"https://wordpress.org/plugins"}],"references":["https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-discussion-board/wordpress-discussion-board-plugin-2-4-8-content-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"],"weaknesses":["CWE-80"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:06:08.715Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2023/39xxx/CVE-2023-39161.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2023-39161","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2024-06-04T07:14:51.890Z","dateUpdated":"2026-04-28T16:08:34.665Z","assignerShortName":"Patchstack","assignerOrgId":"21595511-bba5-4825-b968-b78d1f9984a3","dateReserved":"2023-07-25T13:50:42.000Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"WordPress Discussion Board plugin <= 2.4.8 - Content Injection vulnerability","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"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."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"WP Discussion Board","product":"Discussion Board","packageName":"wp-discussion-board","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"2.4.8","changes":[{"at":"2.4.9","status":"unaffected"}],"versionType":"custom"}],"collectionURL":"https://wordpress.org/plugins"}],"references":[{"url":"https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-discussion-board/wordpress-discussion-board-plugin-2-4-8-content-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve","tags":["vdb-entry"]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"LOW","baseScore":5.4,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L","version":"3.1"},"format":"CVSS","scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"GENERAL"}]}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-80","description":"CWE-80 Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"Patchstack","orgId":"21595511-bba5-4825-b968-b78d1f9984a3","dateUpdated":"2026-04-28T16:08:34.665Z"},"credits":[{"lang":"en","type":"finder","user":"00000000-0000-4000-9000-000000000000","value":"Abdi Pranata (Patchstack Alliance)"}],"impacts":[{"capecId":"CAPEC-148","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"CAPEC-148 Content Spoofing"}]},{"capecId":"CAPEC-63","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"CAPEC-63 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)"}]}],"solutions":[{"lang":"en","supportingMedia":[{"base64":false,"type":"text/html","value":"Update to 2.4.9 or a higher version."}],"value":"Update to 2.4.9 or a higher version."}],"source":{"discovery":"EXTERNAL"},"x_generator":{"engine":"Vulnogram 0.1.0-dev"}},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"id":"CVE-2023-39161","role":"CISA Coordinator","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"version":"2.0.3","timestamp":"2024-06-04T14:47:35.872577Z"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2024-06-04T17:27:03.604Z"}},{"title":"CVE Program Container","references":[{"url":"https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-discussion-board/wordpress-discussion-board-plugin-2-4-8-content-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve","tags":["vdb-entry","x_transferred"]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CVE","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","dateUpdated":"2024-08-02T18:02:06.433Z"}}]}}}