CVE-2023-51691
WordPress wpDiscuz Plugin <= 7.6.12 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
CVE-2023-51691 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Advancedcoding Comments – Wpdiscuz, published February 1, 2024. 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.
- Severity
- 5.9 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.34%EPSS, 27th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in gVectors Team Comments – wpDiscuz allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Comments – wpDiscuz: from n/a through 7.6.12.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress wpDiscuz Plugin <= 7.6.12 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in gVectors Team Comments – wpDiscuz allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Comments – wpDiscuz: from n/a through 7.6.12.
- Record
CVE-2023-51691- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-56391
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in gVectors Team Comments – wpDiscuz allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Comments – wpDiscuz: from n/a through 7.6.12.
- Record
EUVD-2023-56391- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-66qc-rgfw-8hq2
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in gVectors Team Comments – wpDiscuz allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Comments – wpDiscuz: from n/a through 7.6.12.
- Record
GHSA-66qc-rgfw-8hq2- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in gVectors Team Comments – wpDiscuz allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Comments – wpDiscuz: from n/a through 7.6.12.
- Record
CVE-2023-51691- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.