CVE-2022-43492 WordPress Comments – wpDiscuz plugin 7.4.2 - Auth. Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability
Authenticated subscribers can access or modify other users' comments due to insecure direct object references in the wpDiscuz plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-43492?
CVE-2022-43492 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in gVectors Team Comments – wpDiscuz (WordPress plugin), published on 18 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Auth. (subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability in Comments – wpDiscuz plugin 7.4.2 on WordPress.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43492?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gvectors Wpdiscuz.
How do I fix CVE-2022-43492?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43492 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-43492 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43492 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in gVectors Team Comments – wpDiscuz (WordPress plugin)
- CVE-2020-24186 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2024-9488 Comments – wpDiscuz <= 7.6.24 - Authentication Bypass via WordPress.com OAuth provider
- CVE-2020-13640 SQL injection in n/a
- CVE-2026-22193 wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 - SQL Injection in getAllSubscriptions()
- CVE-2026-22192 Voltronic Power SNMP Web Pro 1.1 Authentication Bypass via localStorage
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vcj3-36cm-3c25.