CVE-2022-43492: Auth. (subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability in Comments – wpDiscuz plugin 7.4.2 on WordPress.

medium Affects wpdiscuz (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-11-18; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

Auth. (subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability in Comments – wpDiscuz plugin 7.4.2 on WordPress.

Package: wpdiscuz (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: =7.4.2
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 4.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (51.9th percentile)
Published: 2022-11-18
Source: nvd

References

CWE-639

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