CVE-2023-39161

WordPress Discussion Board plugin <= 2.4.8 - Content Injection vulnerability

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Published Jun 4, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

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

WP Discussion Board

Discussion Board

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.4.8

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 2.4.9 or a higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-42896	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.429% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-discussion-board/wordpress-discussion-board-plugin-2-4-8-content-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Jul 13, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.0019}`	epss `{'score': 0.00252}`

Subscriptions

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Weaknesses

CWE-80

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Jun 4, 2024, 7:14 AM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:08 PM
Reserved: Jul 25, 2023, 1:50 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:02 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:02 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM

Status: Deferred
Published: Jun 4, 2024, 8:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM

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