CVE-2022-43492

WordPress Comments – wpDiscuz plugin 7.4.2 - Auth. Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability

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Published Nov 18, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Auth. (subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability in Comments – wpDiscuz plugin 7.4.2 on WordPress.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

gVectors Team

Comments – wpDiscuz (WordPress plugin)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.4.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpdiscuz:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 7.5 or higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-46490	Auth. (subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability in Comments – wpDiscuz plugin 7.4.2 on WordPress.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.670% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpdiscuz/wordpress-comments-wpdiscuz-plugin-7-4-2-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developers

History

Feb 20, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Gvectors Wpdiscuz

Weaknesses

CWE-639

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Nov 18, 2022, 10:08 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM
Reserved: Oct 19, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:32 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:32 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:06 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 18, 2022, 11:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:06 AM

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