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CVE-2023-39161 (GCVE-0-2023-39161)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-04 07:14 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:08
VLAI
Title
WordPress Discussion Board plugin <= 2.4.8 - Content Injection vulnerability
Summary
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.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-06-04 14:47 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-80 - Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
WP Discussion Board Discussion Board Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.4.8 (custom)
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