CVE-2025-68997
WordPress wpDiscuz plugin <= 7.6.43 - Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in AdvancedCoding wpDiscuz wpdiscuz allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects wpDiscuz: from n/a through <= 7.6.43.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.3
WordPress wpDiscuz plugin <= 7.6.43 - Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in AdvancedCoding wpDiscuz wpdiscuz allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects wpDiscuz: from n/a through <= 7.6.43.
- Record
CVE-2025-68997- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-205739
5.3
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in AdvancedCoding wpDiscuz wpdiscuz allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects wpDiscuz: from n/a through <= 7.6.43.
- Record
EUVD-2025-205739- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gvm8-vj5g-8995
5.3
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in AdvancedCoding wpDiscuz...
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in AdvancedCoding wpDiscuz wpdiscuz allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects wpDiscuz: from n/a through <= 7.6.40.
- Record
GHSA-gvm8-vj5g-8995- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.3
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in AdvancedCoding wpDiscuz wpdiscuz allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects wpDiscuz: from n/a through <= 7.6.43.
- Record
CVE-2025-68997- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-68997 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Advancedcoding Wpdiscuz, published December 30, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wpdiscuz/vulnerability/wordpress-wpdiscuz-plugin-7-6-40-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68997
vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wpdiscuz/vulnerability/wordpress-wpdiscuz-plugin-7-6-40-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gvm8-vj5g-8995